Gardner, Percy: Sculptured tombs of Hellas (London, 1896)

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grief. This is an almost unique representation of the moment
of death. Nearly always the Attic artist, whose invariable
feeling is ' nothing in extremes,' avoids thus clearly portraying
the last struggle, and contents himself with some gentle hint

FIG. 66. DYING WOMAN, FROM STELE.

of death. Here, by a very instructive variation, he is more
explicit. And his fortunate freedom from convention throws
back a light on the other scenes which we have passed in
review. One of the epitaphs in the Anthology1 describes

1 VII. 730, by Perses.