Ancient and modern gold and silver smiths' work in the South Kensington museum (1878)
South Kensington Museum, Pollen, John Hungerford, 1820-1902 · London, Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode and sold by Chapman & Hall · leaf 29
ht it maintained ; a figure likely to make a deep impreflion on the heathen nations of antiquity. In a certain fort of way fire was worlhipped or held facred over many countries of the Eaft.28 So it furvived to be carried to Rome along with the table of prothefis (?) ; probably not the original… … 1. Seven-branched Candlestick. — Arch of Titus, Rome. 28 The ancient “ Parfi faid, Tire is ing to Strabo. Dollinger, Gentile, “ ‘ the pureft and brighteft element, &c., i. 392. “ ‘ impregnated with that which is 29 Jofephus, Antiq., B. xii. “ ‘ divineft in nature’s light,’ ” accord-
Goldwork · Silverwork · Art objects
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.