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NYMPHS ; HECATE.
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her left hand, looking downwards, and to her left. The
right arm, now wanting from the elbow, was extended to
the front. She is half draped with a large mantle spread
over her legs, and wears shoes. A broad band is tied
about her head.—From the Piraeus. Presented by Mr. and
Mrs. Frederic Harrison, 1885.
Parian marble. Height, 8| inches. Said to have been found in the
women's baths at the Piraeus in 1870.
HECATE AND LUNA.
Statue of Hecate. This triple statue is composed of
three female figures draped to the feet, with long chiton
and diploidion girt at the waist. Their heads are
severally surmounted by a crescent-shaped ornament;
above which is a modius, composed of three cylinders,
placed round a larger central column. This triple modius
is covered with scales. The triple form of Hecate was
probably first connected with the varying phases of the
moon, and subsequently with the three regions of her in-
fluence, Heaven, Earth, and Sea, or Heaven, Earth, and
the Lower World. The (restored) attributes of the keys
and cords denote her functions as warder of the infernal
regions.
Eound the base is inscribed a dedication by Aelius
Barbarus, freedman of the Emperors and bailiff (villicus)
of the place where the statue was dedicated. Aelius
Barbarus Augustoru[m] libertus, vilicus huius loci, D[ianae ?}
d\onum) p[osuit~\ (Mommsen). 2nd-3rd cent. a.d. (?).—
Towneley Coll.
Parian marble. Height, 2 feet 10 inches. Restored: part of modius,
two noses, arms and hands, with their attributes; part of
plinth. Formerly in a vineyard of the Giustiniani family, and
afterwards in the Giustiniani Palace at Rome. Purchased in
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her left hand, looking downwards, and to her left. The
right arm, now wanting from the elbow, was extended to
the front. She is half draped with a large mantle spread
over her legs, and wears shoes. A broad band is tied
about her head.—From the Piraeus. Presented by Mr. and
Mrs. Frederic Harrison, 1885.
Parian marble. Height, 8| inches. Said to have been found in the
women's baths at the Piraeus in 1870.
HECATE AND LUNA.
Statue of Hecate. This triple statue is composed of
three female figures draped to the feet, with long chiton
and diploidion girt at the waist. Their heads are
severally surmounted by a crescent-shaped ornament;
above which is a modius, composed of three cylinders,
placed round a larger central column. This triple modius
is covered with scales. The triple form of Hecate was
probably first connected with the varying phases of the
moon, and subsequently with the three regions of her in-
fluence, Heaven, Earth, and Sea, or Heaven, Earth, and
the Lower World. The (restored) attributes of the keys
and cords denote her functions as warder of the infernal
regions.
Eound the base is inscribed a dedication by Aelius
Barbarus, freedman of the Emperors and bailiff (villicus)
of the place where the statue was dedicated. Aelius
Barbarus Augustoru[m] libertus, vilicus huius loci, D[ianae ?}
d\onum) p[osuit~\ (Mommsen). 2nd-3rd cent. a.d. (?).—
Towneley Coll.
Parian marble. Height, 2 feet 10 inches. Restored: part of modius,
two noses, arms and hands, with their attributes; part of
plinth. Formerly in a vineyard of the Giustiniani family, and
afterwards in the Giustiniani Palace at Rome. Purchased in
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