The Archaeological Journal, Vol. 12: Published Under the Direction of the Central Committee of the Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and ... the Arts and Monuments of the Early and Midd - Softcover

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Excerpt from The Archaeological Journal, Vol. 12: Published Under the Direction of the Central Committee of the Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Encouragement and Prosecution of Researches Into the Arts and Monuments of the Early and Middle Ages

The Malcolm sarcophagus in the Fitzwilliam Museum, described by Mr. Pashley in his Travels in Crete, and subsequently brought to England and presented to the University by Sir Pulteney Malcolm, is ascribed by Dr. Waagen to the last half Of the second century of the Christian era. The subject of the sculpture, which seems to be the return of Bacchus from India, is treated in a man ner spirited and original and with the exception of one or two lacunae, it is in an extremely good state of preservation.

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