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Ancient Towers and Triainae

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Monochrome plate from a book showing a tall tower with a light burning at the top ("A"), a shorter tower with concave sides and three turrets ("B"), and four ornamental seals, below. Plate is labeled "Plate VI" and has the following captions:

"A. The ancient Tower at Torone.

B. Tower of Cronus in Sicily."

and below the seals,

"Ancient Triainæ."

The seals, clockwise from top, depict: (1) a trident with curlicues between the tines, framed by a pair of dolphins; (2) a trident framed by two dolphins; (3), a narrower trident with secondary, curved spines coming off the middle tine; (4), a trident with dolphins between the tines.

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