Beyond, and below this,
another and another all alike, seeming to be simply lines of
stratification. The level seems exactly kept. Follow with your eye
any two adjacent lines, and you will see that where they are close
to each other the surface has an abrupt change of level; where
they are further apart the surface is nearly horizontal. Where
the surface approaches the perpendicular, as on the sides, the dark
line showing the separation of the strata is thin, because it has
been cut through nearly at right angles. Where the surface is more
horizontal the dark line is broader, because it has been cut
through obliquely, the breadth varying steadily with the angle of
inclination. The same can be plainly seen along the right leg.
Another strong reason for its being a statue lies in the fact that
not a single limb is detached. The right arm is not merely glued
to the body throughout, as well as the hand, but it has the
appearance of only being cut into the stone to a depth sufficient
to give due relief. This is equally true of the left arm, and of
the two legs, which are joined to each other throughout. The
sculptor has not wasted a stroke of the chisel. I would add here,
that between the third and fourth fingers of the right hand, the
slit is carried too far toward the wrist, seemingly by a slip of
the chisel.
Who did it? A trained sculptor; one who had seen, studied and
probably reproduced many a work of art; one who was thoroughly
acquainted with human anatomy.
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