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suitable to a poet or a philosopher than to a Roman Em-
peror. Both hands have been joined on at the wrist, and
were found detached. The left hand seems not to be made
of the same marble as the rest of the statue, and it is
very doubtful whether it belongs to the figure.
The pine wreath on the head would indicate a victory,
either in the Great Isthmia, or in some smaller festival
bearing the same name. There does not,.however, seem
to be evidence to show the connection of the Emperor
Hadrian with such contests.
Ht. 6 ft. 7 in. Smith and Porcher, Hist. Disc., pi. 63. Harrison,
Ho. 851.
(24.) Bust of Antoninus Pius.—This bust is well
sculptured and in very fine condition. The features are
intact. The Emperor is represented clad in the
or military cloak, which is fastened by a circular
on the right shoulder over the tunic and cuirass. This
bust was found on the site of a building at Cyrene, which,
from the number of Imperial busts discovered in it, was
probably an Augusteum.
Ht. 2 ft. H in. Smith and Porcher, Hist. Disc., pi. 69. Hand-
son, No. 854.
(25.) Head of Marcus Aurelius, when young.—The
tip of the nose restored.
Ht. 1 ft. 6 in. Purchased from Mr. A. Castellani, 1873.
(26.) Bust of Marcus Aurelius.—The nose and the
entire bust from below the chin restored. He is here re-
presented as one of the Fratres Arvales : his head is veiled
with the and crowned with a wreath of corn,
under which is a string of beads. The Fratres Arvales
were a college of priests, said to have been instituted by
Romulus, whose otRce it was to go into the Reids in pro-
cession at certain seasons and offer prayers for the crops.
This bust was formerly in the Mattei Collection at Rome,
whence it was obtained by Mr. Towneley in the year 1773.
Ht. 2 ft. H in. Yet. Mon. Matth. II., ph 22, tig. 1. Mus. Marbles,
III., pi. 9. Ellis, T. G., II., p. 44. A
suitable to a poet or a philosopher than to a Roman Em-
peror. Both hands have been joined on at the wrist, and
were found detached. The left hand seems not to be made
of the same marble as the rest of the statue, and it is
very doubtful whether it belongs to the figure.
The pine wreath on the head would indicate a victory,
either in the Great Isthmia, or in some smaller festival
bearing the same name. There does not,.however, seem
to be evidence to show the connection of the Emperor
Hadrian with such contests.
Ht. 6 ft. 7 in. Smith and Porcher, Hist. Disc., pi. 63. Harrison,
Ho. 851.
(24.) Bust of Antoninus Pius.—This bust is well
sculptured and in very fine condition. The features are
intact. The Emperor is represented clad in the
or military cloak, which is fastened by a circular
on the right shoulder over the tunic and cuirass. This
bust was found on the site of a building at Cyrene, which,
from the number of Imperial busts discovered in it, was
probably an Augusteum.
Ht. 2 ft. H in. Smith and Porcher, Hist. Disc., pi. 69. Hand-
son, No. 854.
(25.) Head of Marcus Aurelius, when young.—The
tip of the nose restored.
Ht. 1 ft. 6 in. Purchased from Mr. A. Castellani, 1873.
(26.) Bust of Marcus Aurelius.—The nose and the
entire bust from below the chin restored. He is here re-
presented as one of the Fratres Arvales : his head is veiled
with the and crowned with a wreath of corn,
under which is a string of beads. The Fratres Arvales
were a college of priests, said to have been instituted by
Romulus, whose otRce it was to go into the Reids in pro-
cession at certain seasons and offer prayers for the crops.
This bust was formerly in the Mattei Collection at Rome,
whence it was obtained by Mr. Towneley in the year 1773.
Ht. 2 ft. H in. Yet. Mon. Matth. II., ph 22, tig. 1. Mus. Marbles,
III., pi. 9. Ellis, T. G., II., p. 44. A