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.

fecit, cum qua vixit an(nis) XXII, et sibi et suis posterisq(iie)
eorum.—Towneley Coll.

Marble. Height, 1 foot lj inches; width, 11 inches. Formerly in
the Villa Pellucchi. Ellis, Tovsn. Gall., II., p. 257; Mus.
Marbles, V., pi. 12, fig. 2; C.I.L., VI., 18412.

2366. Sepulchral chest, rounded at the back, with cover. At
the angles of the front are two filleted rams' heads, con-
nected by a hanging festoon of laurel, below which are
two ravens pecking at it. Above, within a moulded
tablet, is the inscription: Dis Manib(us) Isochrysi, v(ixit)
a(nnis) XXIIII. Iunia Lais ser(vo') bene merenti. Below
the tablet is a Gi-orgoneiou.

The modern cover has a pediment, with floral
decorations.—Towneley Coll.

Italian marble. Height, 1 foot If inches ; width, 9^ inches. Restored:
plinth and cover. Said by Townley to have been procured
from the Mattel Collection, 1773, but there is no record of its
having been seen in that place. Mus. Marbles, V., pi. 11, fig. 4;
Ellis, Town. Gall., II., p. 256; G.I.L., VI., 19723.

2367. Sepulchral chest with cover. At the angles of the
front are pilasters, with late Ionic capitals and panels,
containing vine branches. They support an entablature.
In the centre is a tablet with a moulded frame, containing
the inscription: 31. Iunius M(arci) l(ibertus) Hamillus, sibi
et Iuniae Pieridi coniugi carissimae. Below is a circular
frame, containing a female bust, presumably of Junia
Pieris, and on each side of it is a Gryphon seated. The
sides are jointed, in imitation of masonry. The cover is
in the form of a pediment, containing a group of two
full-grown and three young birds, and having palmettes
at the angles.—Towneley Coll.

Italian marble. Height, without cover, lOf inches ; width, 1 foot
2 inches. Said by Townley (ls£ Inv.) to have been obtained