Fellows, Charles: Account of the ionic trophy monument excavated at Xanthus (London, 1848)

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I feel that this is a daring and perhaps incautious
sketch, involving many highly important points in hi-
story and in the history of Art; but I am anxious to
register my evidence, derived from observation on the
spot, and to court discussion upon the various subjects
involved in the inquiry. If my position be admitted,
the evident similarity of the sculpture of many groups
in the larger frieze, as well as in the treatment of
the statues, to the Athenian and Phygalian sculptures,
must convict these later workmen of plagiarism, and, as
hinted by Pausanias, lead us to suppose that Pericles,
wishing to adorn Athens, sent to Asia Minor for work-
men. This Monument would indicate the employment
of Ionians as the designers of the finest of Athenian
works.