Walters, Henry Beauchamp: Catalogue of the bronzes, Greek, Roman, and Etruscan in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum (London, 1899)

CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.

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patterns ; her vvings are spread, and on either side of her head is a four-point
star.

Length 11J in. Diam. 6f in. Payne Knight Coll. 46**. Round the design, laurel-wreath ;
at the back, above the handle, a plant. The back of the handle is moulded like a column with
scolloped cap. Late careless style.

702. Two winged Lasas. They stand facing one another, and the one on the
r. holds an egg or fruit in 1. hand ; she wears an arnpyx; earrings, necklace, long
chiton, himation over lower limbs, and laced-up shoes ; the other wears an
episthosphendcnh, necklace, long chiton with borders of network and other
patterns, himation muffling her arms, and laced-up shoes with turned-up toes.
On their inner wings eyes are incised ; the one on the 1. has an ox-skull on her
breast. In the field, three flowers ; in the exergue, a palmette.

Length 13-! in. Diam. 7J in. Towneley Coll. (print in Brit. Mus.). Gori, Mus. Etr. i.
91 ; Inghirami, Mon. Etr. ii. pl. 58 ; Gerhard, Etr. Spiegel, i. pl. 43, figs. 3, 2, 4, iii. p. 30 (figs.
2 and 4 being reproduced from Gori and Inghirami respectively). Design coarse. Handle in
form of a deer’s head ; at the back acanthus-leaves are incised.

703. Three Cabeiri (?) and Woman. In the centre is one of the Cabeiri (?) to the

front, beardless, with drapery twisted up between his legs, and shoes, 1. hand

behind his back ; behind him on the r. is seen the upper part of a woman

looking to 1., wearing conical cap and girt chiton. On either side a Cabeiros (?) is
seated facing the scene, with the further foot on raised ground, with conical cap,
shoes, and drapery under him ; the one on the 1. places r. hand on the breast of
the first figure, and the other rests his 1. arm on his r. knee, and chin on r. hand.
Round the design, a wreath.

Length iof in. Diam. 61 in. Vaux, Handbook to Brit. Mus. p. 421. Apparently omitted
by Gerhard from his list of Cabiric representations on mirrors (Etr. Spiegel, iii. 262-268),
though he gives several that are almost identical. The drawing is of questionable antiquity.

704. Heracles in Olympos. On the r. is Heraeles seated to 1., holding his club

with both liands between his knees ; he is bearded, and under him is the lion’s

skin ; he is inscribed 3J3Q3B, Hercle. In the centre is Athene to the front,

leaning on 1. elbow and extending r. hand to Heracles ; she has curly hair,
radiated stephavi, bracelets, long chiton and himation, and spear in r. arm ; she
is inscribed Aian^H/t, Menrfa. On the 1. is Aphrodite to 1., holding a fruit in 1.
hand and placing r. on the shoulder of Apollo, who is seated facing her on the
extreme 1.; they are inscribed respectively : Mdav-t", Titran, and V\MA, Aplu.
Aphrodite has richly-curling hair and wears a twisted torc and a veil over the
back of her head ; Apollo has similar hair, endromides, and drapery under him
falling over his 1. thigh. In the background part of a building is visible, with
two Ionic columns.

Length nfin. Diam. 5f in. From Cervetri. Castellani, 1865. Gerhard, Etr. Spiegel,
iv. pl. 347 A. Round the design an elaborate wreath of flowers. The handle ends in the head
of a roe.

705. Head of Heracles. The head of the youthful Heracles, the face nearly
in full view, with close-curling hair, and lion’s skin tied round the neck ; the jaws