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Moses, Henry [Editor]
A collection of antique vases, altars, paterae, tripods, candelabra, sarcophagi, &c.: from various museums and collections — Mailand, 1814

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TRIPODS.

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lence, the piety, and the taste of the donof. The Greeks,
upon the occasion of the splendid victory obtained over the
Persians at Platea, sent to Delphi a magnificent tripod of
gold, the cost of which was the value of the tenth of the
spoils taken from the enemy. The tripods which have
been preserved to these times are those which were made
of marble or bronze.
 
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