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(198.) Ariadne [?].—This figure has been also called
Libera, but the attribution here chosen seems more
probable. She wears a talaric chiton, over which is a
diploidion reaching to the hips; a transverse belt crosses the
centre of the bosom and over the right shoulder ; her head
is wreathed with ivy; long tresses fall to her shoulders ;
at her feet is a panther, standing on its hind legs and look-
ing up towards her; in her right hand is the end of a
thyrsus, in her left a bunch of grapes. The belt is unusual,
and suggests the idea that the body of this figure belonged
to a statue of Diana, with her quiver hanging from her
right shoulder, but, as the head certainly belongs to the
figure, this is out of the question. The composition of
the drapery is simple and dignified. Restorations: right
arm from above the elbow, left wrist, tip of nose, head of
panther.
Ht. 5 ft. 1 in. Found by Mr. Gavin Hamilton, in 1776, near Rome,
at a place called Roma Vecchia, on the road to Frascati. Mas.
Marbles, X., pi. 23. Ellis, T. G., I., p. 215. T.
(199.) Head of Young Hercules [Herakles], wreathed
with poplar ; the ears bruised, as is usual in representations
of Hercules ; the wreath is fastened at the back by two
broad ribbons, lemnisci, the ends of which fall on each
shoulder. The type of features is more feminine than is
usually associated with Hercules, and hence a head ex-
actly similar to this in the Capitoline Museum (Mus.
Cap., I., pi. 87) has been mistaken for Bacchus. The head
here described is in the finest condition. Eestoration :
part of one of the ribbons.
Ht. 1 ft. 4? in. Found near Genzano, in the grounds of the Cesarini
family. Mus. Marbles, II., pi. 46. Harrison, No. 830. T.
(200.) Relief Representing a Votive Offering to
Apollo.—On the right, the god is seated on the omphalos,
holding up his right hand in an impressive manner. The
(198.) Ariadne [?].—This figure has been also called
Libera, but the attribution here chosen seems more
probable. She wears a talaric chiton, over which is a
diploidion reaching to the hips; a transverse belt crosses the
centre of the bosom and over the right shoulder ; her head
is wreathed with ivy; long tresses fall to her shoulders ;
at her feet is a panther, standing on its hind legs and look-
ing up towards her; in her right hand is the end of a
thyrsus, in her left a bunch of grapes. The belt is unusual,
and suggests the idea that the body of this figure belonged
to a statue of Diana, with her quiver hanging from her
right shoulder, but, as the head certainly belongs to the
figure, this is out of the question. The composition of
the drapery is simple and dignified. Restorations: right
arm from above the elbow, left wrist, tip of nose, head of
panther.
Ht. 5 ft. 1 in. Found by Mr. Gavin Hamilton, in 1776, near Rome,
at a place called Roma Vecchia, on the road to Frascati. Mas.
Marbles, X., pi. 23. Ellis, T. G., I., p. 215. T.
(199.) Head of Young Hercules [Herakles], wreathed
with poplar ; the ears bruised, as is usual in representations
of Hercules ; the wreath is fastened at the back by two
broad ribbons, lemnisci, the ends of which fall on each
shoulder. The type of features is more feminine than is
usually associated with Hercules, and hence a head ex-
actly similar to this in the Capitoline Museum (Mus.
Cap., I., pi. 87) has been mistaken for Bacchus. The head
here described is in the finest condition. Eestoration :
part of one of the ribbons.
Ht. 1 ft. 4? in. Found near Genzano, in the grounds of the Cesarini
family. Mus. Marbles, II., pi. 46. Harrison, No. 830. T.
(200.) Relief Representing a Votive Offering to
Apollo.—On the right, the god is seated on the omphalos,
holding up his right hand in an impressive manner. The