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SCULPTURE UNDER ROMAN DOMINION.
also used in the Greek world, having been found in Athens, Lykia, Ephesos,
Crete, and elsewhere ; and it is illustrative of the nobler taste in Greece, that,
though sarcophagi were probably not employed before the prevalence of the
Roman dominion, the Greeks did not, like the Romans, sacrifice the beauty of
Fig. 291. Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. Capitol, Rome.
the architectural idea of the tomb, to an inordinate display of reliefs. I2S9 The
mouldings are more emphasized, and the sarcophagus itself is made to stand
above ground by the roadside, a worthy successor of the tomb-chapel. Around
it, most frequently, cupids twine garlands, or sport in childish grace, thoroughly
subordinated, however, to the lines of the pronounced cornices. But, as was
the case on Roman triumphal arches and columns, so on the sarcophagi of
SCULPTURE UNDER ROMAN DOMINION.
also used in the Greek world, having been found in Athens, Lykia, Ephesos,
Crete, and elsewhere ; and it is illustrative of the nobler taste in Greece, that,
though sarcophagi were probably not employed before the prevalence of the
Roman dominion, the Greeks did not, like the Romans, sacrifice the beauty of
Fig. 291. Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. Capitol, Rome.
the architectural idea of the tomb, to an inordinate display of reliefs. I2S9 The
mouldings are more emphasized, and the sarcophagus itself is made to stand
above ground by the roadside, a worthy successor of the tomb-chapel. Around
it, most frequently, cupids twine garlands, or sport in childish grace, thoroughly
subordinated, however, to the lines of the pronounced cornices. But, as was
the case on Roman triumphal arches and columns, so on the sarcophagi of