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378 TEMENQS OP DEMETEB, PERSEPHONE,
as that to which Gerhard lias given the name
Aphrodite Persephone.1'
The execution of this figure, though somewhat
careless, is bold and free, as is the case with the
terracottas of the best period of Greek art. The
body was in one piece when found, but a blow
from a pick unluckily broke it at the knees.
The head was found at a short distance from the
body. The surface of the sculpture is otherwise
in very good condition. The entire height of this
figure is 1' 5".
With the body were found a number of black
lamps, and the head Avas wedged in among a mass
of them. I proceeded to extract these from the
earth, and clearing away more ground, ascertained
that I had opened an inclosure bounded by four
rough walls, about 12' long and 4' wide. The sides
and bottom were lined with a fine cement.
In this compartment were a number of lamps
of black glazed ware. On digging round this
inclosure I discovered a number of rough founda-
tion-walls intersecting each other at right angles,
so as to form a group of small cells or compart-
ments. It will be seen by reference to the Plan
that these foundations lie along the eastern peri-
bolus wall, being bounded on the west by a wall
running north and south parallel to the east side
of the platform.
The depth from the surface of the ground to the
b See Gerhard, Yenere e Proserpina,—Fiesole, 182G, where the
extant examples of this rare type are enumerated. Compare
Kunstblatt, Stuttgart und Tuebingen,1825, Nos. 1G—19.
as that to which Gerhard lias given the name
Aphrodite Persephone.1'
The execution of this figure, though somewhat
careless, is bold and free, as is the case with the
terracottas of the best period of Greek art. The
body was in one piece when found, but a blow
from a pick unluckily broke it at the knees.
The head was found at a short distance from the
body. The surface of the sculpture is otherwise
in very good condition. The entire height of this
figure is 1' 5".
With the body were found a number of black
lamps, and the head Avas wedged in among a mass
of them. I proceeded to extract these from the
earth, and clearing away more ground, ascertained
that I had opened an inclosure bounded by four
rough walls, about 12' long and 4' wide. The sides
and bottom were lined with a fine cement.
In this compartment were a number of lamps
of black glazed ware. On digging round this
inclosure I discovered a number of rough founda-
tion-walls intersecting each other at right angles,
so as to form a group of small cells or compart-
ments. It will be seen by reference to the Plan
that these foundations lie along the eastern peri-
bolus wall, being bounded on the west by a wall
running north and south parallel to the east side
of the platform.
The depth from the surface of the ground to the
b See Gerhard, Yenere e Proserpina,—Fiesole, 182G, where the
extant examples of this rare type are enumerated. Compare
Kunstblatt, Stuttgart und Tuebingen,1825, Nos. 1G—19.