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History of Phoenicia

CHAPTER VII--AESTHETIC ART
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On the longer sides are a hunting scene, and a banqueting scene.

In a wooded country, indicated by three tall trees, a party, consisting of five individuals, engages in the pleasures of the chase.

Four of the five are accoutred like Greek soldiers; they wear crested helmets, cuirasses, belts, and a short tunic ending in a fringe: the arms which they carry are a spear and a round buckler or shield.

The fifth person is an archer, and has a lighter equipment; he wears a cloth about his loins, a short tunic, and a round cap on his head.

The design forms itself into two groups.


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