. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . Fig. 619. Hieraco-Sphinx. Hieraco-Sphinx (Fig. 619) that of a two latter are complex emblems ; the hawkbeing the sun-gods and the kings special figure,and the ram that of the god Neph. The sym- bolical importance of these figures was completelydisregarded in the course of their applicationto
. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . Fig. 619. Hieraco-Sphinx. Hieraco-Sphinx (Fig. 619) that of a two latter are complex emblems ; the hawkbeing the sun-gods and the kings special figure,and the ram that of the god Neph. The sym- bolical importance of these figures was completelydisregarded in the course of their applicationto the purposes of Greek art. Sphyrelata, Gr. Hammered metal-work ;the earliest form of art manufacture in statues, antecedent to the invention of theart of casting, were formed of hammered platesfastened together with rivets. (See Metal-lurgy.) Spicae Testaceae, R. {sfica, ear of com). Ob-long bricks for pavements; applied in theSpicatum Opus. Spicatum (opus), R. A term answering toour herring-bone work ; it was a kind of ■^ M ^. Fig. 620. Spicatum Opus. construction in which the stones were arrangedso as to resemble the setting of the grains in anear of corn. (Fig. 620.)
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