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- ↑ Smith, William, Sir, ed. - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. quod.lib.umich.edu Retrieved 2012-01-23
Ernest Arthur Gardner - A handbook of Greek sculpture, Volume 1
Ernest Arthur Gardner was an English archaeologist. He was the director of the British School at Athens between 1887 and 1895.