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chap, l.] MUSEO PAOLOZZI—CIPPI AND URNS. 355
fragment of a relief represents a faun dancing behind a
Menad, on one side; and a magnate on a curule chair,
with attendants around him, on the other.6
One urn displays the attack on a city, which is defended
by a figure hurling stones on the assailants. A Fury is
present to mark the slaughter.
Another monument bears a subject not very common.
A bull is represented overturning a chariot. The driver
is thrown to the earth, and a genius with a torch bestrides
his body. It is the death of Hippolytus, whose horses
took fright at the bull of Neptune. His history is thus
quaintly told by Spenser:—
" Hippolytus a jolly huntsman was,
That wont in charett chace the foming bore;
He all his peeres in beauty did surpas :
But ladies love, as losse of time, forbore.
His wanton stepdame loved him the more;
But when she saw her offred sweets refusd,
Her love she turnd to hate, and him before
Hi3 father fierce of treason false accusd,
And with her gealous termes his open eares abusd ;
Who, all in rage, his sea-god syre besought
Some cursed vengeaunce on his sonne to cast;
From surging gulf two monsters streight were brought
With dread whereof his chasing steedes aghast
Both charett swifte and huntsman overcast.
His goodly corps, on ragged cliffs yrent,
Was quite dismembred, and his members chast
Scattered on every mountaine as he went,
That of Hippolytus was lefte no moniment."
One urn bears none of the usual reliefs, but is carved
into the form of a banqueting-couch, with elegant legs,
cushions, and the scamnum, or small low stool beneath it,
Latin inscription is other ; though Kellermann thinks other-
c . alfivs . a . f . wise. Bull. Inst. 1833, p. 51.
cainnia . natvs . 6 Micali, Ant. Pop. Ital. tav. 53, 1.
One may not be a translation of the
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fragment of a relief represents a faun dancing behind a
Menad, on one side; and a magnate on a curule chair,
with attendants around him, on the other.6
One urn displays the attack on a city, which is defended
by a figure hurling stones on the assailants. A Fury is
present to mark the slaughter.
Another monument bears a subject not very common.
A bull is represented overturning a chariot. The driver
is thrown to the earth, and a genius with a torch bestrides
his body. It is the death of Hippolytus, whose horses
took fright at the bull of Neptune. His history is thus
quaintly told by Spenser:—
" Hippolytus a jolly huntsman was,
That wont in charett chace the foming bore;
He all his peeres in beauty did surpas :
But ladies love, as losse of time, forbore.
His wanton stepdame loved him the more;
But when she saw her offred sweets refusd,
Her love she turnd to hate, and him before
Hi3 father fierce of treason false accusd,
And with her gealous termes his open eares abusd ;
Who, all in rage, his sea-god syre besought
Some cursed vengeaunce on his sonne to cast;
From surging gulf two monsters streight were brought
With dread whereof his chasing steedes aghast
Both charett swifte and huntsman overcast.
His goodly corps, on ragged cliffs yrent,
Was quite dismembred, and his members chast
Scattered on every mountaine as he went,
That of Hippolytus was lefte no moniment."
One urn bears none of the usual reliefs, but is carved
into the form of a banqueting-couch, with elegant legs,
cushions, and the scamnum, or small low stool beneath it,
Latin inscription is other ; though Kellermann thinks other-
c . alfivs . a . f . wise. Bull. Inst. 1833, p. 51.
cainnia . natvs . 6 Micali, Ant. Pop. Ital. tav. 53, 1.
One may not be a translation of the
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