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GALLERIA SUPERIORE III. 29-31
a band encircles the head, over which the long hair is looped up at the
back. This is knotted in front and has a Rower on either side. The
lowered 1. hand is empty, but probably held a The r. arm is
raised, and holds an object with twisted projection, apparently part of a
thunderbolt, the lower end of which is broken from below the Rower-
shaped handle. The Rgure is therefore that of a youthful unbearded Zeus,
a type not uncommon among Italian bronzes.
The workmanship is not particularly Rne, and the statuette has been
much battered, especially in the lower part.
30. BASE WITH TWO FIGURES (pi. 117).
H. (with base) -14 m.
Behind the base is a square attachment to fasten it to a larger object,
and in front of the two Rgures is a broken projection resembling
a hook.
The male Rgure represents a bearded man with abundant locks,
clad in a garment which reaches to his ankles, and a long cloak
fastened on the r. shoulder. The r. arm is broken below the elbow,
but the forearm was bent back across the body. The sleeves of the
under-garment were long, as is shown by the edge on the 1. wrist. In
his 1. hand he holds a roll (?). His feet are shod with sandals. His
head is turned slightly to the 1. away from his companion. The features
are sharp, and he has a small moustache which leaves the lips uncovered.
He stands in an easy attitude, with the r. leg drawn back. Round his
head is a wreath.
The female Rgure (front of head and breast to waist missing; arms
broken) wears a long under-garment with an AwM/ziw draped up on the
1. side, and soft shoes. Her 1. knee is bent and her head turned sharply
to r. Her hair was gathered back into a knot after the fashion of the
third century B. c.
The Rgures have been said to represent Sarapis and Persephone,
but since he does not wear a wcz/zMy the male Rgure might be identiRed
as Dis. The two may even represent actors. They are merely juxta-
posed, and show no connexion with each other. The back is practically
unworked and almost Rat, but although it is poor Roman work the
treatment of the folds shows a certain vivacity, and the group may be
an inferior reproduction derived from a good original.
Found in 1872 on the Esquiline.
AM//. i (1872), p. 300.
31. CAPITAL WITH BULLS' HEADS (pi. 116).
II. -og m. Affixed to an article of furniture. Patina, apple green.
Three-sided capital, Rnished by a broad plain band, bordered above
and below by bead mouldings. At each angle the cornice is supported
by the head and shoulders of a bull with conventional recurved wings.
The body is treated with conventionalized feathers lapping upwards, and
GALLERIA SUPERIORE III. 29-31
a band encircles the head, over which the long hair is looped up at the
back. This is knotted in front and has a Rower on either side. The
lowered 1. hand is empty, but probably held a The r. arm is
raised, and holds an object with twisted projection, apparently part of a
thunderbolt, the lower end of which is broken from below the Rower-
shaped handle. The Rgure is therefore that of a youthful unbearded Zeus,
a type not uncommon among Italian bronzes.
The workmanship is not particularly Rne, and the statuette has been
much battered, especially in the lower part.
30. BASE WITH TWO FIGURES (pi. 117).
H. (with base) -14 m.
Behind the base is a square attachment to fasten it to a larger object,
and in front of the two Rgures is a broken projection resembling
a hook.
The male Rgure represents a bearded man with abundant locks,
clad in a garment which reaches to his ankles, and a long cloak
fastened on the r. shoulder. The r. arm is broken below the elbow,
but the forearm was bent back across the body. The sleeves of the
under-garment were long, as is shown by the edge on the 1. wrist. In
his 1. hand he holds a roll (?). His feet are shod with sandals. His
head is turned slightly to the 1. away from his companion. The features
are sharp, and he has a small moustache which leaves the lips uncovered.
He stands in an easy attitude, with the r. leg drawn back. Round his
head is a wreath.
The female Rgure (front of head and breast to waist missing; arms
broken) wears a long under-garment with an AwM/ziw draped up on the
1. side, and soft shoes. Her 1. knee is bent and her head turned sharply
to r. Her hair was gathered back into a knot after the fashion of the
third century B. c.
The Rgures have been said to represent Sarapis and Persephone,
but since he does not wear a wcz/zMy the male Rgure might be identiRed
as Dis. The two may even represent actors. They are merely juxta-
posed, and show no connexion with each other. The back is practically
unworked and almost Rat, but although it is poor Roman work the
treatment of the folds shows a certain vivacity, and the group may be
an inferior reproduction derived from a good original.
Found in 1872 on the Esquiline.
AM//. i (1872), p. 300.
31. CAPITAL WITH BULLS' HEADS (pi. 116).
II. -og m. Affixed to an article of furniture. Patina, apple green.
Three-sided capital, Rnished by a broad plain band, bordered above
and below by bead mouldings. At each angle the cornice is supported
by the head and shoulders of a bull with conventional recurved wings.
The body is treated with conventionalized feathers lapping upwards, and