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size.—In good condition, the tip of the nose only re-
stored.
Ht. 1 ft. 6 in. Brought from Athens in 1740 by Dr. Askew.
Mus. Marbles, X., pi. 6. Ellis, T. G., II., p. 29. Caldesi,
Pt. III., No. 5. Harrison, No. 846. T.
(12.) Head of Otho.—From the shortness of the reign
of this Emperor, his portraits are exceedingly rare. The
head given by Visconti, Icon. Rom., II., pi. 81, figs. 5, 6,
under Otho is certainly not that Emperor, hut is more
probably one of the earlier Ptolemies. In the Museum
collection of bronzes is a small bust attributed to Otho,
purchased at the sale of the Hertz Collection.
The head here described is coarsely, but forcibly,
executed. It seems like a copy of a finer work by a pro-
vincial artist. It is in unusually perfect condition, having
only suffered a slight bruise on the right side of the nose.
This head was purchased in 1879. It was obtained from
Alexandria, but it is not certain whether it was found there.
Ht. I ft. 3^ in.
(13.) Bust of an Empress [?].—The nose, a piece
of the left cheek, and the bust, restored.
This head has been attributed to Messalina, to Agrippina,
the wife of the Emperor Claudius, and to Domitia, but
none of these attributions are satisfactory. The head-dress
and type of features resemble those of the Empress
Domitia, as she is represented on Roman bronze coins.
Rome, in 1775. Mus. Marbles, X., pi. 7. Ellis, T. G., II.,
p. 27. T.
(14.) Bust of Domitia [?].—In fine condition. This
bust has been attributed to the Empress Domitia; but the
head-dress is rather that of Julia, the daughter of Titus.
The features, however, are thin and worn, and have not
the youthful fulness usual in representations of Julia.
Ht. 1 ft. 4^ in. Purchased in 1865, at the sale of the Pourtales
Collection. Cat. Pourt., No. 127.
size.—In good condition, the tip of the nose only re-
stored.
Ht. 1 ft. 6 in. Brought from Athens in 1740 by Dr. Askew.
Mus. Marbles, X., pi. 6. Ellis, T. G., II., p. 29. Caldesi,
Pt. III., No. 5. Harrison, No. 846. T.
(12.) Head of Otho.—From the shortness of the reign
of this Emperor, his portraits are exceedingly rare. The
head given by Visconti, Icon. Rom., II., pi. 81, figs. 5, 6,
under Otho is certainly not that Emperor, hut is more
probably one of the earlier Ptolemies. In the Museum
collection of bronzes is a small bust attributed to Otho,
purchased at the sale of the Hertz Collection.
The head here described is coarsely, but forcibly,
executed. It seems like a copy of a finer work by a pro-
vincial artist. It is in unusually perfect condition, having
only suffered a slight bruise on the right side of the nose.
This head was purchased in 1879. It was obtained from
Alexandria, but it is not certain whether it was found there.
Ht. I ft. 3^ in.
(13.) Bust of an Empress [?].—The nose, a piece
of the left cheek, and the bust, restored.
This head has been attributed to Messalina, to Agrippina,
the wife of the Emperor Claudius, and to Domitia, but
none of these attributions are satisfactory. The head-dress
and type of features resemble those of the Empress
Domitia, as she is represented on Roman bronze coins.
Rome, in 1775. Mus. Marbles, X., pi. 7. Ellis, T. G., II.,
p. 27. T.
(14.) Bust of Domitia [?].—In fine condition. This
bust has been attributed to the Empress Domitia; but the
head-dress is rather that of Julia, the daughter of Titus.
The features, however, are thin and worn, and have not
the youthful fulness usual in representations of Julia.
Ht. 1 ft. 4^ in. Purchased in 1865, at the sale of the Pourtales
Collection. Cat. Pourt., No. 127.