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CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.
604. Heraeles. He stands on r. leg, with 1. hand extended, and has held up a
club in r. He is beardless, with a straight fringe of hair over the forehead, and
wears the lion’s skin over his head, tied in front, and falling over 1. arm ; it is
marked to indicate hair. On the modern plinth is attached a relief of a dog or
lion leaping to r.
Ht. 5f in. Hamilton Coll. Left foot broken ; in bad condition.
605. Heracles. He advances to his L, with 1. leg advanced and 1. hand
extended, r. hand raised ; he has held some object in each hand. He is
beardless, and wears the lion’s skin over his head, tied in front under the chin.
Ht. 6| in. Blacas Coll., 1867. In good condition ; probably fifth century B.C.
606. Contest of Heracles with the Acheloos. Heracles to r. seizes the r.
horn of the Acheloos with r. hand, placing the 1. on his back ; the Acheloos is
fallen forward on his fore-legs. Heracles is nude and bearded, and kneels on
1. leg, the r. extended ; the Acheloos has a bull’s body and bearded human face.
Ht. ij in. Length 3 in. Payne Knight Coll. (xlvi. 17). Trans. Roy. Soc. Lit. Ser. 2, xi.
(1878), pl. 3. The base ends in volutes. Perhaps from the top of a cista.
607. Female Deity. She stands with feet together; her hair is parted and Plate XV.
waved, and she wears a sphendont, long chiton, and apoptygma covering the arms,
and a large hood or veil over the head, falling in two points down the back. The
ears are pierced for earrings ; the eyes are of silver.
Ht. io| in. Castellani, 1873. Arms broken off. The whole figure is plated with silver,
which is much worn away.
608. Seilenos. He stands with 1. leg bent, and r. foot drawn back, looking
to his 1., his body bent over to the 1. ; he wears a wreath, drapery round loins,
gathered up over 1. arm, and shoes fastened on the insteps. On his r. thigh is
inscribed : JICV\A ; on the 1. : $OA.
Ht. 5j in. Castellani, 1873. Left hand lost; right arm injured. Good patina.
609. Reclining Fignre. He lies with head to r., looking round to r., 1. elbow Plate XIII.
resting on a cushion; he is beardless, and wears fillet, chiton, himation, and
shoes ; he holds a lyre in both hands.
Ht. in. Length 3L in. Canino Coll., 1837. De Witte, Descr. No. 281. Corroded.
610. Youth. Kneeling. He kneels on r. knee ; he is beardless, with curly hair, Plate XIII.
and wears a necklace with large btilla in front, and himation caught up over
1. arm.
Ht. 2-J in. Presented by General Meyrick, 1878. Murray, Hist. 0/ Gk. Sculpture, 2 ii.
p. 233. Right arm and left foot lost; workmanship delicate and refined. This figure recalls
the description given of the Splanchnoptes of the Cypriote Styppax (Pliny, Hist. Nat. xxxiv.
81), and may convey a notion of how that statue was represented ; it is hard to say whether
the type is more Etruscan than Cypriote in this case.
CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.
604. Heraeles. He stands on r. leg, with 1. hand extended, and has held up a
club in r. He is beardless, with a straight fringe of hair over the forehead, and
wears the lion’s skin over his head, tied in front, and falling over 1. arm ; it is
marked to indicate hair. On the modern plinth is attached a relief of a dog or
lion leaping to r.
Ht. 5f in. Hamilton Coll. Left foot broken ; in bad condition.
605. Heracles. He advances to his L, with 1. leg advanced and 1. hand
extended, r. hand raised ; he has held some object in each hand. He is
beardless, and wears the lion’s skin over his head, tied in front under the chin.
Ht. 6| in. Blacas Coll., 1867. In good condition ; probably fifth century B.C.
606. Contest of Heracles with the Acheloos. Heracles to r. seizes the r.
horn of the Acheloos with r. hand, placing the 1. on his back ; the Acheloos is
fallen forward on his fore-legs. Heracles is nude and bearded, and kneels on
1. leg, the r. extended ; the Acheloos has a bull’s body and bearded human face.
Ht. ij in. Length 3 in. Payne Knight Coll. (xlvi. 17). Trans. Roy. Soc. Lit. Ser. 2, xi.
(1878), pl. 3. The base ends in volutes. Perhaps from the top of a cista.
607. Female Deity. She stands with feet together; her hair is parted and Plate XV.
waved, and she wears a sphendont, long chiton, and apoptygma covering the arms,
and a large hood or veil over the head, falling in two points down the back. The
ears are pierced for earrings ; the eyes are of silver.
Ht. io| in. Castellani, 1873. Arms broken off. The whole figure is plated with silver,
which is much worn away.
608. Seilenos. He stands with 1. leg bent, and r. foot drawn back, looking
to his 1., his body bent over to the 1. ; he wears a wreath, drapery round loins,
gathered up over 1. arm, and shoes fastened on the insteps. On his r. thigh is
inscribed : JICV\A ; on the 1. : $OA.
Ht. 5j in. Castellani, 1873. Left hand lost; right arm injured. Good patina.
609. Reclining Fignre. He lies with head to r., looking round to r., 1. elbow Plate XIII.
resting on a cushion; he is beardless, and wears fillet, chiton, himation, and
shoes ; he holds a lyre in both hands.
Ht. in. Length 3L in. Canino Coll., 1837. De Witte, Descr. No. 281. Corroded.
610. Youth. Kneeling. He kneels on r. knee ; he is beardless, with curly hair, Plate XIII.
and wears a necklace with large btilla in front, and himation caught up over
1. arm.
Ht. 2-J in. Presented by General Meyrick, 1878. Murray, Hist. 0/ Gk. Sculpture, 2 ii.
p. 233. Right arm and left foot lost; workmanship delicate and refined. This figure recalls
the description given of the Splanchnoptes of the Cypriote Styppax (Pliny, Hist. Nat. xxxiv.
81), and may convey a notion of how that statue was represented ; it is hard to say whether
the type is more Etruscan than Cypriote in this case.