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PLATE XIII.
[Height 2 f. 9J in. Length 4 f. 6£ in. Old Nos. A 56. A 57- New Nos. 137, 138.]
The portion of the frieze forming the subject of the pre-
sent plate represents three seated figures, which balance and
correspond with three others towards the opposite end of the
frieze; the three now before us can scarcely be considered
other than Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. They are all seated
upon portions of rock, which, we may fairly suppose, are in-
tended to represent the summits of Olympus, and appear to be
occupied with the combat which is taking place below, in the
area between them and the three other divinities. The figure
opposite the left hand of the spectator is Minerva; she is clothed
in a chiton of most ample dimensions, and without sleeves; it
descends to her ancles, though it has been fastened round her
waist by a zone concealed beneath the folds, the doubles of
which we perceive resting upon the upper part of the lap ; this
graceful and majestic robe has been doubled at the neck, and
fastened upon the shoulders by fibulae, the end hanging down in
front as low as the waist. She has probably held a spear in her
right hand, the perforation through which is still apparent, and
shews that it must have been composed of metal. According to
Stuart's plate she must have worn an helmet, but that, as well as
her head, have now disappeared ; her segis must also have been of
metal, for, even in the casts, the marks of the rivets by which it
was fastened are still to be perceived. Her feet are clothed with
sandals, as are those of Juno and the remaining one of Jupiter;
her left hand is broken, and the right arm from the shoulder to
the wrist has been lost since the time of Stuart. The figure is
dignified, and the arrangement of the drapery is graceful, rich
and elegant.
PLATE XIII.
[Height 2 f. 9J in. Length 4 f. 6£ in. Old Nos. A 56. A 57- New Nos. 137, 138.]
The portion of the frieze forming the subject of the pre-
sent plate represents three seated figures, which balance and
correspond with three others towards the opposite end of the
frieze; the three now before us can scarcely be considered
other than Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. They are all seated
upon portions of rock, which, we may fairly suppose, are in-
tended to represent the summits of Olympus, and appear to be
occupied with the combat which is taking place below, in the
area between them and the three other divinities. The figure
opposite the left hand of the spectator is Minerva; she is clothed
in a chiton of most ample dimensions, and without sleeves; it
descends to her ancles, though it has been fastened round her
waist by a zone concealed beneath the folds, the doubles of
which we perceive resting upon the upper part of the lap ; this
graceful and majestic robe has been doubled at the neck, and
fastened upon the shoulders by fibulae, the end hanging down in
front as low as the waist. She has probably held a spear in her
right hand, the perforation through which is still apparent, and
shews that it must have been composed of metal. According to
Stuart's plate she must have worn an helmet, but that, as well as
her head, have now disappeared ; her segis must also have been of
metal, for, even in the casts, the marks of the rivets by which it
was fastened are still to be perceived. Her feet are clothed with
sandals, as are those of Juno and the remaining one of Jupiter;
her left hand is broken, and the right arm from the shoulder to
the wrist has been lost since the time of Stuart. The figure is
dignified, and the arrangement of the drapery is graceful, rich
and elegant.