On the Natural Faculties 2.3
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Literature: prose See all items with this value
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1st century CE See all items with this value
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On the Natural Faculties 2.3
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Πραξιτέλης μὲν γὰρ ἢ Φειδίας ἤ τις ἄλλος ἀγαλματοποιὸς ἔξωθεν μόνον ἐκόσμουν τὰς ὕλας, καθὰ καὶ ψαύειν αὐτῶν ἠδύναντο, τὸ βάθος δ᾽ ἀκόσμητον καὶ ἀργὸν καὶ ἄτεχνον καὶ ἀπρονόητον ἀπέλιπον, ὡς ἂν μὴ δυνάμενοι κατελθεῖν εἰς αὐτὸ καὶ καταδῦναι καὶ θιγεῖν ἁπάντων τῆς ὕλης τῶν μερῶν.
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Verb (active) See all items with this value
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Visual Work: Material: Marble See all items with this value
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Marble, stone
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Visual Work: Sculpture: Statue See all items with this value
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Sculpting
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Praxiteles, Phidias, and other sculptors
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A01069
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