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thence surreptitiously, as Mr. Towneley, to whom it be-
longed, notes in his description of it, that the site of the
excavation must not yet be mentioned.
Ht. 2 ft. 11£ in. Mus. Marbles, X., pi. 16. Ellis, T. G., II., p.
23. T.
(23.) Statue of Hadrian [?].—This figure represents
a male personage clad in a mantle thrown over his left
shoulder, under which the folds of a tunic are seen on the
breast; on his feet are sandals; the right arm is crossed over
the breast under the mantle, the left hand holds a sprig of
laurel; the head is bound with a pine-wreath, and has been
inserted into a socket at the base of the neck. This head
is evidently a portrait, and appears to be intended for the
Emperor Hadrian, though the likeness is not a very strong
one. As, however, the statue was found in the Temple
of Apollo, close to a base inscribed with a dedication to
Hadrian, it may be presumed that it represents that Em-
peror. It is possible that the head may have been sub-
stituted for that which originally belonged to this statue,
as the general character of the drapery would be rather
suitable to a poet or a philosopher than to a Eoman 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,
No. 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 pallida-
thence surreptitiously, as Mr. Towneley, to whom it be-
longed, notes in his description of it, that the site of the
excavation must not yet be mentioned.
Ht. 2 ft. 11£ in. Mus. Marbles, X., pi. 16. Ellis, T. G., II., p.
23. T.
(23.) Statue of Hadrian [?].—This figure represents
a male personage clad in a mantle thrown over his left
shoulder, under which the folds of a tunic are seen on the
breast; on his feet are sandals; the right arm is crossed over
the breast under the mantle, the left hand holds a sprig of
laurel; the head is bound with a pine-wreath, and has been
inserted into a socket at the base of the neck. This head
is evidently a portrait, and appears to be intended for the
Emperor Hadrian, though the likeness is not a very strong
one. As, however, the statue was found in the Temple
of Apollo, close to a base inscribed with a dedication to
Hadrian, it may be presumed that it represents that Em-
peror. It is possible that the head may have been sub-
stituted for that which originally belonged to this statue,
as the general character of the drapery would be rather
suitable to a poet or a philosopher than to a Eoman 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,
No. 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 pallida-