10-15-2014, 08:18 AM
It strikes me that the artist had never seen a camel only heard about them... "Mules with long necks and cloven hooves" 
mile: I assume that's the frieze on the west end?
I think its quite possible though its intended to be a Mule...
I think the biggest problem with Roman Sculpture though from my own point of view(Shoes) is re-use and Copyists..... but in this case although basic they do look correct for the time :wink:
mile: I assume that's the frieze on the west end?I think its quite possible though its intended to be a Mule...
I think the biggest problem with Roman Sculpture though from my own point of view(Shoes) is re-use and Copyists..... but in this case although basic they do look correct for the time :wink:
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
