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Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, Vol. 1 The Vases described in the present volume belong either to the Earlier or the Finest period of Greek and Etruscan Art. The work will be completed in a second volume, which will contain the Vases of a later period, chiefly from the South of Italy, and the Vases of all ages from Greece Proper, with a general Introduction, Glossary and Indices. This Catalogue has been prepared by Mr. Birch and Mr. Newton. Each Vase is entered in the Catalogue under the running number painted on the Vase itself in white on a black label. After this number follows the Name by which the form and purpose of the Vase may be most accurately and clearly indicated. The Roman numeral placed after the Name of the Vase refers to the engraved outline of its shape (see Plates I - VI); then follow the dimensions, in feet, inches and tenths of inches, the height being given first, the width being added in the case of certain forms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
