Jones, Henry Stuart [Hrsg.]; Palazzo dei Conservatori <Rom> [Hrsg.]: A catalogue of the ancient sculptures preserved in the municipal collections of Rome: the sculptures of the Palazzo dei Conservatori (Text) (Oxford, 1926)

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is decorated in relief with three figures of deities; in the centre Juno,
seated to r., on a high-backed throne with a sceptre in her 1., wearing
a tunic which leaves her r. breast and shoulder bare; on the r. Minerva,
who wears a helmet with crest and plume, stands to 1. with a shield in
her 1.; in her r. she holds one end of her drapery, the other end of which
is thrown over the arm that holds the shield; on the 1. Neptune, seen
from the back, standing to r. nude, and holding in his 1. his trident and
a drapery. Below the rail on the body of the chariot are two Victories
in relief holding up a shield, only the top of which is visible above the
horse in the foreground. The horses have carefully curled manes and
elegant poitrails. The end of the chariot pole, which is decorated with
a lion's head, is visible between the second and the third horse; the spokes
of the chariot wheel imitate wood with the knots left in it; the axle-box,
like the pole, is protected by the head of a lion. The Emperor is bare-
headed, and dressed in tunic and mantle. In his r. hand, wrongly
restored with a roll, he probably once held (on the analogy of other
monuments) a laurel branch. Behind his head, raised above him, but
with r. foot resting on the chariot-rail behind him, appears a Victory in
a fluttering tunic. In her 1. she holds the end of a wreath now broken,
the flying ribbons of which are graved on the pilaster of the cella; the
other end would be held in the r. (restored). In front of her, high up in
the background, is a tetrastyle temple approached by a flight of steps.
The single door of the 2W/22, with its heavy nails, is visible between the
two centre columns. One of the pilasters of the rVAr appears on the
1. side. The pediment is without decoration. It is possible that this
temple is that of Saturn (so Petersen, 22/A72 7?<7772, pp. 23 ff.). Stuart
Jones, on the other hand (V. 7?. A. 7?., iii, p. 263), suggests that the
temple is that of Jupiter Custos and that the arch through which
the chariot is about to pass is one that stood at the bend of the Clivus
Capitolinus. Between the chariot and the horses appears the A'Acr
7*7^277222^ wearing the ^<72/22722 fastened on the breast with a brooch
(Hauser,x, p. 156), i. e. the costume appropriate outside Rome
and—on triumphal occasions—also within the city. He stands to front,
looking half to his r., and holds in his r. hand the handle of some object
not otherwise visible; only his head and shoulders are seen, the rest of
the figure, which should appear behind the horse's legs, being left out.
His fasces appear on his 1. against the pillar of the arch. Behind the
horses in the background is a herald moving to r. blowing a long trumpet;
he has short whiskers represented by graved lines; both he and the
lictor wear laurel wreaths. On the arch from which the relief came and
its date, see on no. 4.
Acquired with nos. 4 and 10 (see on the former no.).
Drawings of this panel only: Basel Sketchbook, f. 9; Dosio (Berol. f. 43,
no. 103); Windsor, ii. 3 (8238).
There is an engraving of 1560 of this no. only in Lafrery's 672222/22222 (Htilsen,
49; v. Ehrle, 27. 22'/., p. $6, no. 223).
Alin. 6044; And. 1729; B. 16433; V. 22499.
8. UNINSCRIBED SARCOPHAGUS, UPON WHICH IS PLACED THE
LID OF THE SARCOPIUGUS OF AURELIA EXTRICATA (pi. Ii).
H. *93 m., L. 1*923 m. Marble, 7'2?z'%f27'P222:; (lid) Greek (?) of inferior quality.
Unrestored.