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Alcman and Pythagoras

1967; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0009838800010247

1471-6844

M. L. West,

Classical Antiquity Studies

By the colours and decoration of a vase fragment one determines the period and style to which the original belonged; while its physical contours show from what part of the original it comes. The material may be insufficient for a reconstruction of the whole design. But it is often legitimate to go beyond what is actually contained in the preserved pieces.