Greek bronzes . Fig. 34.—-Bronze Relief. Greek striking down an Jtnazon. Fourth Century British Museum. GREEK BRONZES 8S make a commemorative group of Alexander and those who were nearesthim in the fight, in all, twenty-five figures, each a portrait. That. Fig. 35.—-Alexander the Great. Large Bronze Statuette. Naples Museum. group was erected in Macedonia, but subsequently was carried off byMetellus to Rome, and possibly the Naples bronze represents the centralfigure of that composition. VI Gaulish Bronzes Certain ancient writers attribute to the Gauls the invention of enamellingand niell
Greek bronzes . Fig. 34.—-Bronze Relief. Greek striking down an Jtnazon. Fourth Century British Museum. GREEK BRONZES 8S make a commemorative group of Alexander and those who were nearesthim in the fight, in all, twenty-five figures, each a portrait. That. Fig. 35.—-Alexander the Great. Large Bronze Statuette. Naples Museum. group was erected in Macedonia, but subsequently was carried off byMetellus to Rome, and possibly the Naples bronze represents the centralfigure of that composition. VI Gaulish Bronzes Certain ancient writers attribute to the Gauls the invention of enamellingand niello on bronze and silver (Philostratus, Imag. i. 28, and Pliny, ), and it is a fact that many specimens of bronze vases, fibulas, and otherobjects have been found richly if sometimes rudely enamelled. Theprocess was to groove out the patterns on the surface of the these grooves, forming generally floral patterns, a paste of variousbright colours was inlaid, such as red, white, blue, and green. But it doesnot appear that this paste had been fused in the true sense of an enamel,that is to say until it took the form of glass, though the Greek writer whomentions this Gaulish invention expressly speaks of fusing the inlaidsubstance. Let
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