$H Rhabdion.

(lit. a small rod). An instrument used in encaustic painting, with which the wax tints were blended. It was probab= ly flat at one end, and kept heated in a small furnace close at hand. (See <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Eastlake, Materials, &c., i. 154.)(1= 883m1)

$H Rhacotis. Egypt

The ancient name of the Egyptian town whic= h is now called Alexandria. (1876c1)

$H Rhages.

The ancient capital of the kingdom of Media, where Phraortes, king of Media, was defeated = and slain in battle by Bel-zikir-iskun, king of <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Assyria. (1876c1)

$H Rhampsinitus.= Egypt

Rhampsinitus. The name by which Rameses III. of the XIXth dynasty is mentioned by the Greek writers. (1876c1)

Rhampsinitus. The Greek name for Ramses III. Herodotus, however, in one of his numerous mistakes, places him before Khufu (Cheops).(1902b1)

$H Rhamschosi. Egypt

An Egyptian gentleman whose statue is in t= he Leyden= Museum. (1876c1)<= o:p>

$H Rheda.

R. A roomy four̴= 9;wheeled carriage, of Gallic origin, with several seats. The driver was called RHEDARIUS.(1883m1)

$H Rheno. Costume

Rheno. Gr. (Õ¬<[=3Drhen], a sheep)= . A sheepskin cloak, covering the shoulders and as far as to the waist, worn = by the ancient Germans as a protection against rain.(1883m1)

Reno and Rheno. R. A very short cloak, often m= ade of skins, peculiar to the Gauls and Germans, and adopted by the Roman soldiery.(1883m1)

$H Rhingrave. Costume

The petticoat breech= es worn in the reign of Charles II. (Planché.)(1883m1)

$H Rhinocolura.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Egypt

An Egyptian city on the Arabian frontier n= ear to Palestine. (1876c1)

$H Rhodes-wood. [See Rose-wood - Editor]

$H Rhododactylos. Greece

Rhododactylos. "Rosy Fingered." In Grecian mythology a poetical epithet applied to the= goddess Aurora. (1876c1)

$H Rhomboid.

"An equilateral= oblique parallelogram."(1883m1)

$H Rhomphaea.

Rhomphaea, Romphaea, Rumpia. R. A sword with a long blade, used by the Thracians.(1883m1)

$H Rhot-a-menti. Egypt

A title of the deity = Osiris as judge of the souls of the dead in the lower world or Amenti. From this epithet the Greeks derived the name of their semi-deity Rhadamanthus. (1876c1)

$H Rhyparography.

A term applied in ancient times to that branch of art wh= ich was concerned with the representation of common every‑day subjects.= The name rhyparo= graphus was given by Pliny to a painter= named Piraeicus, whose "subjects were barbers' shops, cobblers' stalls, jackasses, eatables, and the like." Pliny a= dds that, in spite of the meanness of their subjects, these pictures were very pleasing and sold at higher prices than the works of many masters. From t= he above extract from the Roman critic it will be seen at once that rhyparography<= /span> includes both genre, and still = life, and that Piraeicus, as far as subject is concerned, differed little from the Dutch school.(1891a1)

$H Rhyton.

Rhyton. An ancient vase in the shape of a horn used for drinking. It was curved in shape and provided with a handle and suggested= the hollow horns which, no doubt, in the early stages of Greek civilisation, = were used as drinking‑vessels. The sharp end frequently assumed the form= of the head of an animal, while the wide portion was decorated with painting= s. ILLUS. rhyt= on(1891a1)

Rhyton, Gr. and R. (= ÕL= JÎ= <[=3Drhuton], lit. flowing). A drinking‑vessel of earthenware in the form of a ho= rn or trumpet; in many instances with a handle. Fig. 584. Rhyton. Greek Drinking&= #8209;cup.(1883m1)

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