Art, Symbol & Imagination
Eleusinian and Etruscan Ritual Designs
Three registers show a small company with long implements, a line of draped dancers and two figures flanking a coiled serpent. The printed labels associate the designs with Eleusinian and Etruscan imagery.
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A. L. Rawson. "Eleusinian and Etruscan Ritual Designs" [editorial title]. In The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries, Thomas Taylor; edited by Alexander Wilder; illustrations by A. L. Rawson. Fourth edition, 1891, 1891, J. W. Bouton. Source scan leaf 114. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0480-0108
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration, reproduced from the exact library edition.
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The Eleusinian and Bacchic MysteriesThomas Taylor; edited by Alexander Wilder; illustrations by A. L. Rawson1891More from this book
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A. L. Rawson. Eleusinian and Etruscan Ritual Designs. The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries. Scan leaf 114. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0480-0108