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CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.
bird perched on the sash. On the right side of the altar a
stork, a duck, and two almonds are sculptured below the
festoon, and above it a tragic mask. On the left side,
below the festoon, is a stork attacking a serpent, and
above it a tragic mask. At the back of the altar are
two ears of corn and a poppy-head. Bound the top and
bottom is a Lesbian cymation, left plain at the back.
1st cent. a.o.— Towneley Coll.
Italian marble. Height, 1 foot 6 inches ; width, 1 foot 4 inches.
Restored : cornice and right lower corner of front. Ellis, Town.
Gall., EL, p. 266 ; Grccco-Eoman Guide, II., No. 110.
2493, Altar (or cippus) with reliefs in panels. In front two
birds are drinking from a crater, above which is a festoon
of laurel leaves and berries han°;in°; from two bulls' skulls.
Above each skull is a sash, hanging from studs, and
between these a rosette. On the right side of the altar
is an ewer ;, on the left side a saucer. lst-2nd cent. a.d. (?).
— Towneley Coll.
Italian marble. Height, 1 foot 11J inches; width. 1 foot 8 J inches ;
depth, 1 foot 2J inches. Restored: the cornice and base. Mils.
Marbles, X., pi. 54, rig. 2. Ellis, Town. Gall., II.. p. 265 ; Grceco-
Soman Guide, II., No. 58.
2494. A square altar, of the Eoman period, ornamented on
the four sides with reliefs in imitation of Egyptian
subjects. (1) In front is a figure kneeling on both knees,
having the klaft on the head, the shenti round the loins, a
necklace and an armlet. This figure holds forward with
both hands a small rectangular shrine, in which are two
birds, probably intended for hoopoes. On either side
of this figure is an ibis, holding in its beak a branch. On
the heads of these birds are two marks apparently intended
for Egyptian symbols, but too indistinct to be made out,
and on the bases are various ornaments intended by the
sculptor to suggest Egyptian designs. In some parts of
CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.
bird perched on the sash. On the right side of the altar a
stork, a duck, and two almonds are sculptured below the
festoon, and above it a tragic mask. On the left side,
below the festoon, is a stork attacking a serpent, and
above it a tragic mask. At the back of the altar are
two ears of corn and a poppy-head. Bound the top and
bottom is a Lesbian cymation, left plain at the back.
1st cent. a.o.— Towneley Coll.
Italian marble. Height, 1 foot 6 inches ; width, 1 foot 4 inches.
Restored : cornice and right lower corner of front. Ellis, Town.
Gall., EL, p. 266 ; Grccco-Eoman Guide, II., No. 110.
2493, Altar (or cippus) with reliefs in panels. In front two
birds are drinking from a crater, above which is a festoon
of laurel leaves and berries han°;in°; from two bulls' skulls.
Above each skull is a sash, hanging from studs, and
between these a rosette. On the right side of the altar
is an ewer ;, on the left side a saucer. lst-2nd cent. a.d. (?).
— Towneley Coll.
Italian marble. Height, 1 foot 11J inches; width. 1 foot 8 J inches ;
depth, 1 foot 2J inches. Restored: the cornice and base. Mils.
Marbles, X., pi. 54, rig. 2. Ellis, Town. Gall., II.. p. 265 ; Grceco-
Soman Guide, II., No. 58.
2494. A square altar, of the Eoman period, ornamented on
the four sides with reliefs in imitation of Egyptian
subjects. (1) In front is a figure kneeling on both knees,
having the klaft on the head, the shenti round the loins, a
necklace and an armlet. This figure holds forward with
both hands a small rectangular shrine, in which are two
birds, probably intended for hoopoes. On either side
of this figure is an ibis, holding in its beak a branch. On
the heads of these birds are two marks apparently intended
for Egyptian symbols, but too indistinct to be made out,
and on the bases are various ornaments intended by the
sculptor to suggest Egyptian designs. In some parts of