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hair, waved in front, and falling over the back of the head,
suggests a likeness to Antonia, the mother of Germanicus,
but it is, perhaps, intended for Agrippina, the wife of
Claudius.
The type is more refined, and the expression more
highly wrought, than is usual in Eoman portraits, but
seems quite in harmony with the general spirit of the
Augustan age. The bosom is thrown a little forward, as
if the bust had been copied from a statue seated in a chair.
This bust was greatly esteemed by Mr. Towneley, who
purchased it, in 1772, from Prince Laurenzano, at Naples.
In recent years, doubts have been thrown on its genuine-
ness, but on no sufficient grounds.
This bust is in the finest condition, the only parts
restored being two of the leaves of the flower.
Ht. 1 ft. 10J in. See Hiibner, Arehaol. Zeitung, 1867, pp. 55* and
58*. Friederichs, Bausteine, p. 505. Ellis, T. G., II., p. 20.
Vaux, Handbook, p. 192. Caldesi, No. 40. Harrison, No. 843.
T.
(150.) Head of an Amazon.—The forward inclination
of the head, the expression of pain in the countenance,
and the character of the hair, which is wiry in texture,
and drawn back in strongly-marked wavy lines, enable us
to recognize this head as having belonged to a statue of
a wounded Amazon, of which there are several replicas.
One of these is in the Capitoline Museum at Eome, the
other in the Yatican. For other instances, see 0. Jahn,
Ueber die Amazonen-Statuen, in the Berichte d. k. sachs.
Ges. d. Wiss. 1850. Restorations : end of nose, throat, bust.
Ht. (of ancient portion) 10J in. Formerly in the collection of Lyde
Brown. Mus. Marbles, X., pi. 5. T.
(151.) Heroic Bust.—This head, which has probably
been broken off from a statue, presents the type of features
characteristic of Greek heroes as they are represented by
hair, waved in front, and falling over the back of the head,
suggests a likeness to Antonia, the mother of Germanicus,
but it is, perhaps, intended for Agrippina, the wife of
Claudius.
The type is more refined, and the expression more
highly wrought, than is usual in Eoman portraits, but
seems quite in harmony with the general spirit of the
Augustan age. The bosom is thrown a little forward, as
if the bust had been copied from a statue seated in a chair.
This bust was greatly esteemed by Mr. Towneley, who
purchased it, in 1772, from Prince Laurenzano, at Naples.
In recent years, doubts have been thrown on its genuine-
ness, but on no sufficient grounds.
This bust is in the finest condition, the only parts
restored being two of the leaves of the flower.
Ht. 1 ft. 10J in. See Hiibner, Arehaol. Zeitung, 1867, pp. 55* and
58*. Friederichs, Bausteine, p. 505. Ellis, T. G., II., p. 20.
Vaux, Handbook, p. 192. Caldesi, No. 40. Harrison, No. 843.
T.
(150.) Head of an Amazon.—The forward inclination
of the head, the expression of pain in the countenance,
and the character of the hair, which is wiry in texture,
and drawn back in strongly-marked wavy lines, enable us
to recognize this head as having belonged to a statue of
a wounded Amazon, of which there are several replicas.
One of these is in the Capitoline Museum at Eome, the
other in the Yatican. For other instances, see 0. Jahn,
Ueber die Amazonen-Statuen, in the Berichte d. k. sachs.
Ges. d. Wiss. 1850. Restorations : end of nose, throat, bust.
Ht. (of ancient portion) 10J in. Formerly in the collection of Lyde
Brown. Mus. Marbles, X., pi. 5. T.
(151.) Heroic Bust.—This head, which has probably
been broken off from a statue, presents the type of features
characteristic of Greek heroes as they are represented by