Perry, Walter Copland: Greek and Roman sculpture: a popular introduction to the history of Greek and Roman sculpture (London, 1882)

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the originals that the)' could hardly be distinguished from them. The
goblets of Calami's had once belonged to Germanicus Caesar, who
gave them to his tutor Cassius Salanus.1 The name of

Marcus Cossltius Cerdo,2

who probably belongs to the period between 134-74 B.C., is found on
two statues of Satyrs, found in the Civita Lavigna (Lanuvium), south-
cast of Rome, near the Appian Way, and now in the British Mu-
seum.3

These are two exactly similar figures, probaby pendants, employed
for decorative purposes. They have goat's ears and small horns, but
belong to the more refined type of the followers of Bacchus. The style
is correct and pleasing, and not without simple grace. There are
three very similar statues in Dresden.

Menophantus,

to whom we have already referred above, executed a Nude Venus
after an unknown statue in the Troad, which is to be seen at Rome
under the name of the Chip. Venus} There are several replicas of
this figure, which is a modification of the Aphrodite of Cnidos.

AntIPHANES, Son of Thkasomdas of Paros,

executed a Statue of //eru/es, which was found in the same district of
the island of Melos as the Venus of the Louvre, and is now in the
Museum at Berlin. It is carefully and neatly executed, but has no
Particular interest for us. except as a specimen of the work of this
period.

1 Hill. fit. II. x^iv. Ay.
1 Cuf. ttuer. Cr. N<>. 5155.

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Mus. vol. ii. pi. 43.
No. G165, infill, p. 5S9.