Smith, Arthur H. [Hrsg.]; British Museum <London> / Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities [Hrsg.]: Catalogue of sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Band 3) (London, 1904)

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CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.

1516. (Fig. 1.) Colossal bust of Zeus. The hair, rising in
masses over the middle of the forehead and falling down
towards each shoulder, is
roughly drilled out and quite
imworked at the back.
Coarse sculpture. 2nd cent.
a.d.—Hadrian's Villa, near
Tivoli. Presented by J. T.
Barber Beaumont, Esq., 183G.

Italian marble. Height. 2 feet
10 inches. Restored : nose,
and bust below base of
neck. Ellis, Town. Gall.,
L, p. 310; Grseco-Boman
Guide, L, No. 124; Over-
beck, Griech. !'Eunstmytlw-
loijie, II., p. 78, No. 6.

1517. Head of Zeus, or perhaps
of Hades (Pluto). Curling
hair and beard, much un-
dercut. The long hair is
fastened with a taenia. 2nd
cent. a.d. (?).—Blacas Coll.

Marble. Height. 11£ inches. The nose and eyes much injured, and
the surface corroded. Grceco-Roman Guide, II., No. 159.

1518. Head of Zeus, broken off from a statue of half life size.
The hair rises above the middle of the forehead and falls
to each side. The back is left rough. The pupils of the
eyes are marked. The style is late, with a free use of the
drill for the hair and beard. 3rd cent. a.n. (?).—Blacas Coll.

Parian marble. Height, 4^ inches. The nose, and hair over the
right temple are broken away.

1519. Head of Zeus (?). Bearded head, slightly inclined to
its left and upwards, with loose curls falling from above
the middle of the forehead, over the ears. The brow is