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CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.
front; this part of the design is corroded and obscure. On the I. is a vine which
curves over the Seilenos as far as the centre of the design.
Diam. 4f in. From Nola. Castellani, 1873. The mirror contained in the case is broken,
but partly retains its polished surface ; the under surface of the cover is also polished, and has
a fine yellow patina.
737. Mirror-Case. On the cover is a relief representing the Nymph Nysa
with the infant Dionysos: Nysa is seated to 1., with 1. hand resting on a rock,
holding Dionysos with r. arm ; she wears a twisted fillet and himation over lower
limbs. Dionysos clings to her r. arm, with r. foot pressed against her 1. knee,
and his face is turned to the front; he holds a cornucopia. On the 1. is Hermes
to r., his arms crossed on a pillar ; he is beardless, and wears a fillet; over his 1.
arm is a chlamys. Against the plinth of the pillar is his caduceus ; above is an
eagle flying. On the extreme 1. is a term of Priapus to the front, bearded, with
short girt chiton ; his r. hand is raised to his mouth.
Diam. 5f in. Castellani, 1867. Journ. Hell. Stud. iii. p. 84, No. 16 ; Ami. delV Inst.
1884, p. 38 (and see pl. F) ; see also Heydemann, Dionysos' Geburt u. Kindheit, p. 28, and
Arch. Zeit. 1885, p. 230 (subject interpreted as Amalthea with the infant Zeus). Much
corroded ; larger handle and hinge remaining.
738. Cover of Mirror-Case. Aphrodite and Eros: On the r. is AphroditA,
standing with 1. foot on raised ground, holdingout a cup in 1. hand, r. extended ;
her hair is tied in a knot at the back, and over her 1. leg is a himation. On the
1. is Eros standing to r., looking to the front, with an expression of aversion ;
his 1. arm rests on a column, and his r. arm is crossed over it; 1. foot thrown
back; round his lower limbs is drapery.
Diam. 6 in. From Tarquinii. Castellani, 1873. The extreme right edge is restored.
Coarse style.
739. Stand of Mirror, formed by a figure of Aphrodite. She stands on 1. leg
with body slightly inclined to r., looking downwards ; her 1. hand is raised as if
to support the mirror, and in r. is an apple. Her hair is parted, and falls in thick
vvaves ; she wears bracelets, but is otherwise nude.
Ht. 8f in. Castellani, 1873. Ancient base ; support fixed to back of head. Very much
corroded.
740. Winged Victory forming the handle of a mirror, or perhaps of a patera. She
stands on a base supported by the mouths of two dolphins standing on their
tails ; her r. leg is bent and her wings are spread. Her hair is drawn back in
parallel tresses turned up at the back and gathered on the top of the head; she
wears long chiton and himation wrapped round middle of body and 1. arm,
leaving shoulders and breasts bare, bracelet on r. wrist and shoes. On her head
is the support of the mirror or patera, with cross-piece ending in two flowers.
Ht. 10 in. Townelev Coll.
CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.
front; this part of the design is corroded and obscure. On the I. is a vine which
curves over the Seilenos as far as the centre of the design.
Diam. 4f in. From Nola. Castellani, 1873. The mirror contained in the case is broken,
but partly retains its polished surface ; the under surface of the cover is also polished, and has
a fine yellow patina.
737. Mirror-Case. On the cover is a relief representing the Nymph Nysa
with the infant Dionysos: Nysa is seated to 1., with 1. hand resting on a rock,
holding Dionysos with r. arm ; she wears a twisted fillet and himation over lower
limbs. Dionysos clings to her r. arm, with r. foot pressed against her 1. knee,
and his face is turned to the front; he holds a cornucopia. On the 1. is Hermes
to r., his arms crossed on a pillar ; he is beardless, and wears a fillet; over his 1.
arm is a chlamys. Against the plinth of the pillar is his caduceus ; above is an
eagle flying. On the extreme 1. is a term of Priapus to the front, bearded, with
short girt chiton ; his r. hand is raised to his mouth.
Diam. 5f in. Castellani, 1867. Journ. Hell. Stud. iii. p. 84, No. 16 ; Ami. delV Inst.
1884, p. 38 (and see pl. F) ; see also Heydemann, Dionysos' Geburt u. Kindheit, p. 28, and
Arch. Zeit. 1885, p. 230 (subject interpreted as Amalthea with the infant Zeus). Much
corroded ; larger handle and hinge remaining.
738. Cover of Mirror-Case. Aphrodite and Eros: On the r. is AphroditA,
standing with 1. foot on raised ground, holdingout a cup in 1. hand, r. extended ;
her hair is tied in a knot at the back, and over her 1. leg is a himation. On the
1. is Eros standing to r., looking to the front, with an expression of aversion ;
his 1. arm rests on a column, and his r. arm is crossed over it; 1. foot thrown
back; round his lower limbs is drapery.
Diam. 6 in. From Tarquinii. Castellani, 1873. The extreme right edge is restored.
Coarse style.
739. Stand of Mirror, formed by a figure of Aphrodite. She stands on 1. leg
with body slightly inclined to r., looking downwards ; her 1. hand is raised as if
to support the mirror, and in r. is an apple. Her hair is parted, and falls in thick
vvaves ; she wears bracelets, but is otherwise nude.
Ht. 8f in. Castellani, 1873. Ancient base ; support fixed to back of head. Very much
corroded.
740. Winged Victory forming the handle of a mirror, or perhaps of a patera. She
stands on a base supported by the mouths of two dolphins standing on their
tails ; her r. leg is bent and her wings are spread. Her hair is drawn back in
parallel tresses turned up at the back and gathered on the top of the head; she
wears long chiton and himation wrapped round middle of body and 1. arm,
leaving shoulders and breasts bare, bracelet on r. wrist and shoes. On her head
is the support of the mirror or patera, with cross-piece ending in two flowers.
Ht. 10 in. Townelev Coll.