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| 2 | 12 | I could not be View more quotes about sure">sure that it was supposed to mean anything. |
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| 2 | 9 | Opposite the tapestry—for decoration, I assumed—hung a round shield with crossed spears behind it. |
| 2 | 10 | The shield was rather like the old Greek shields on some of the red-figured vases in the London Museum. |
| 2 | 11 | The design on the shield was unintelligible to me. |
| 2 | 12 | I could not be sure that it was supposed to mean anything. |
| 2 | 13 | It might have been an alphabetic monogram or perhaps a mere delight to the artist. |
| 2 | 14 | Above the shield was suspended a helmet, again reminiscent of a Greek helmet, perhaps of the Homeric period. |
| 2 | 15 | It had a somewhat Y-shaped slot for the eyes, nose, and mouth in the nearly solid metal. |