Ancient Art and Its Remains, Or, a Manual of the Archaeology of Art

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...Very ancient examples of pillars supporting images of the gods, Welcker Syll. Kpigr. Grsec. n. 119. 120. Others Faus. v, 24, 1. 22, 1. (Zeus, Nike) and frequently in reliefs and vase-paintings (Apollo Pythios, Agyieus, Pallas, Artemis), in like manner columns (/--, -), on which were consecrated gifts, eagles, owls, sirens, see L. Ross in the Annali d. I. a. xiii. p. 25. tv. B. comp. Zoega de Obel. p. 228. Portraits also were thus exhibited. According to Plutarch, jEmilius Paulus caused his own likeness to be placed on a large column at Delphi which was intended for a golden statue of king Perseus. The statue of Polybius stood on a column in the Asklepieion at Mantinea, Paus. viii, 9, 1. At Lodi there have been discovered remains of a large honorary column supposed to have been for a statue. Hall LZ. Int. BL 1836. N. 29. The enormously large one at Alexandria . 193 a. 6. was an honorary column. Cinerary urns on columns, Bull. 1847. p. 78. 7. QoiyxafixTst are the cappings of the altars. Eur. Iph. Taur. 73. We sometimes see on reliefs (Bouill. iii, 33, 1) an elegantly formed round altar standing on a square one of simple shape. Altars placed together in Moses' Collection of Anc. Vases, Altars, &c, pi. 51--63. Clarac, pL 249 sqq. 8. For instance the great altar of Olympia whose base, nrvtii, wai 125 feet in circumference; the whole was 22 feet high; the altar of Farion, a stadium square (Hirt, Gesch. ii. s. 59); the one of equal size at Syracuse (ii. s. 179); the marble one 40 feet high with a battle of the giants in relief at Pergamon, Ampelius c. 8. 9. The Rostra, situated between the forum and comitium, was constructed for walking up and down on, and therefore extended longitudinally. We see it on the coins of the Lollia gens. 287. The contrast...