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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.4920#0188
Plate LXVIII,
453. Statue, of calcareous stone. Height, 5 feet 43 inches. Found in the temple,
(Golgoi).
Bearded male figure (priest's ?), holding a dove in the left hand by the wings;
in the right hand a small, round box. The left leg is advanced, and the arms are
partially raised, the right forearm free from the body. He wears a chiton falling to
the feet, and leaving the right forearm bare; the folds are indicated by grooved and
undulating vertical lines. An open seam, caught together at intervals, reaches from
the neck to the elbow over the right shoulder. The himation is thrown over the
left shoulder and around the body, passing again over the left shoulder and falling
over the left arm, with a mass of vertical folds in front. The folds are modelled in
a uniform series. On the head is a broad diadem, with floral ornament, and above
the diadem a wreath, consisting of a row of erect leaves; over the forehead are thick
rows of conventional curls; the beard, except the pendant part of it, is rendered by
similar curls. The pendant part is sculptured in free-hanging locks. The whole of the
head is very carefully executed; the attempt to render the muscles and structure of
the forearm clearly indicates artistic progress. The mustache is slightly chiselled, and
colored red. Traces of the same color are on the lips, beard, dove, and portion of
the drapery. Sandals on the feet. A prop unites the right hand with the body. The
right forearm and feet were broken off and reset. The toes of the right foot, fingers
of the left hand, and claws of the bird are mutilated. The surface has been chipped
in several places, and, though it was in good condition generally when found, it begins
to show cracks on the stone.
453. Statue, of calcareous stone. Height, 5 feet 43 inches. Found in the temple,
(Golgoi).
Bearded male figure (priest's ?), holding a dove in the left hand by the wings;
in the right hand a small, round box. The left leg is advanced, and the arms are
partially raised, the right forearm free from the body. He wears a chiton falling to
the feet, and leaving the right forearm bare; the folds are indicated by grooved and
undulating vertical lines. An open seam, caught together at intervals, reaches from
the neck to the elbow over the right shoulder. The himation is thrown over the
left shoulder and around the body, passing again over the left shoulder and falling
over the left arm, with a mass of vertical folds in front. The folds are modelled in
a uniform series. On the head is a broad diadem, with floral ornament, and above
the diadem a wreath, consisting of a row of erect leaves; over the forehead are thick
rows of conventional curls; the beard, except the pendant part of it, is rendered by
similar curls. The pendant part is sculptured in free-hanging locks. The whole of the
head is very carefully executed; the attempt to render the muscles and structure of
the forearm clearly indicates artistic progress. The mustache is slightly chiselled, and
colored red. Traces of the same color are on the lips, beard, dove, and portion of
the drapery. Sandals on the feet. A prop unites the right hand with the body. The
right forearm and feet were broken off and reset. The toes of the right foot, fingers
of the left hand, and claws of the bird are mutilated. The surface has been chipped
in several places, and, though it was in good condition generally when found, it begins
to show cracks on the stone.