Project Gutenberg 2011-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 544 Smith, A. H. (Arthur Hamilton) 1860 1941 Smith, Arthur Hamilton A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume 1 (of 2) E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Lesley Halamek, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities" by A.H. Smith is a detailed scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work provides an extensive overview of ancient sculptures housed in the British Museum, focusing particularly on pieces from the Archaic period, including notable collections such as the Parthenon sculptures and other significant Greek relics. The book serves as both a catalogue and a scholarly resource aiming to summarize and contextualize these historical artifacts with recent research findings. The opening of the catalogue sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of ancient sculptures, providing important background information on the collection's origins and acquisitions. It outlines the scholarly contributions of notable figures and documents the evolution of these collections in the British Museum since its inception. The introduction underscores the importance of understanding the historical context and significance of the sculptures, including fragments from sites such as Mycenae, Ephesus, and Xanthos. Smith aims not only to catalog these artifacts but also to stimulate further academic discourse on their artistic and cultural implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sculpture, Greek -- Catalogs Sculpture, Greco-Roman -- Catalogs NB Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Art Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 901799 2025-10-15T09:06:39.538701 text/html 926094 2011-09-28T16:19:45 text/html 9464135 2025-10-15T09:07:37.924948 application/epub+zip 9459680 2025-10-15T09:07:03.392646 application/epub+zip 361043 2025-10-15T09:06:43.292763 application/epub+zip 9826652 2025-10-15T09:07:48.903930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9747941 2025-10-15T09:07:16.884549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571558 2022-09-17T08:17:23.164881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720547 2025-10-15T09:06:36.470734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 720187 2011-09-28T16:13:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 720326 2011-09-28T16:13:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20735 2025-10-15T09:07:49.117869 application/rdf+xml 26355 2025-10-15T09:06:43.905709 image/jpeg 4771 2025-10-15T09:06:43.598695 image/jpeg 232958 2011-09-28T16:13:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 9350089 2011-09-28T16:23:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 232229 2011-09-28T16:13:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 9498780 2025-10-15T09:06:39.903769 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia