Addison, Joseph: Remarks on several parts of Italy: &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703 (London: Tonson, 1718)

ROME. 2,49
still to be seen in Rome. How many
Dresses are there for each particular De-
ity? What a Variety of Shapes in the
ancient Urns, Lamps, Lachrymary Ves-
sels, Priapus's, Houshold-Gods, which
have some of ’em been represented under
such a particular Form, as any one of ’em
has been describ’d with in an ancient
Author, and would probably be all so,„
were they not still to be seen in their
own Vindication ? Madam Dacier, from
some old Cuts os ‘Terence, fancies that the
Larva or Perfbna of the Roman Aitors,
was not only a Vizard for the Face, but
had false Hair to it, and came over the
whole Head like a Helmet. Among all
the Statues at Rome, I remember to have
seen but Two that are the Figures of
Aitors, which are both in the Villa Mat-
thei. One sees on ’em the Fashion of
the old Sock and Larva, the latter of
which answers the Description that is
given of it by this learned Lady, tho’ I
question not but several others were in
use j for I have seen the Figure of Tba-^
lia, the Comic Muse, sometimes with
an entire Head-piece in her Hand, some-
times with about half the Head, and a
little Friz, like a Tower, runninground:
the Edges of the Face,, and sometimes
W'itha Mask ' ’’.e Face onlv, like those-
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