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CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.

797. Eros (type as before). He stands on r. leg, with 1. leg bent and raised from
the ground, almost as if flying ; 1. arm bent and hand advanced, the fingers
being bent as if they had held some object; r. arm and fingers of hand also
bent ; hair roiled up round the head, with a plait along the top.

Ht. 5| in. Found at Annecy, Savoy. Comarmond Coll., 1851. Good patina. The wings
are too smali for the body.

798. Mars (Ares). He stands on r. leg, with 1. foot slightly advanced, and is Plate
fully armed ; he has rough curly hair and beard, and the eyes have been inlaid XXIII.
with silver. His r. hand is raised, and has held a spear; the 1. has rested on a
shield, now lost. He wears a Corinthian helmet and cuirass, both richly
ornamented, short sleeved chiton, greaves, and boots (caligae). His helmet is
surmounted by a Sphinx ; on each side a Gryphon crouches ; the cheek-pieces

are ornamented with two ram’s heads confronted, and the visor forms a mask ;
the Sphinx has long curls and wings recurved. On the front of the cuirass is
a silver Gorgoneion, surrounded by bronze snakes ; below is a fiower with
tendrils springing from a calyx at the base of the cuirass, fianked by two
Gryphons, each with a fore-paw raised ; on the shoulder-straps are winged
thunderbolts, and at the sides of the cuirass are hinges. Below the cuirass is
a double row of tile-shaped straps, below which are longer straps terminating in
fringes ; the upper row is ornamented with silver studs, and the second has
been inlaid alternately with silver and red enamel. The greaves are fastened
down the back by cross-straps inlaid with red enamel, and on each knee is a
large silver stud ; the boots leave the toes bare, and are fastened by straps
attached to a double row of studs ; the leather over the heels is stippled.

Ht. 11 in. Fotind near the Rhine. Castellani, 1873. Murray, Greek Bronzes (Port-
folio, April, 1898), p. 95 ; Reinach, Repertoire, ii. p. 189, No. 7. Right hand broken off. This
bronze is probably not earlier than the third century after Christ, and is coarse and exaggerated
in style; it is in fine condition, and a good specimen of provincial Roman work.

799. Apollo. He stands on r. foot, with 1. foot drawn back ; he has thick curly Plate
hair arranged in two rows round the face, and chlamys on 1. arm, fastened with XXIV.
a brooch on 1. shoulder ; he looks to his 1., and his r. arm is raised, having held

some object; his 1. hand has also held some object, but is restored, together with
the chlamys.

Ht. 6|-in. Frorn Orange, France. Norzi Coll., 1877. The attitude somewhat recalls the
Apollo Belvedere ; it is probably a copy of some fourth century original.

800. Head of Apollo. He wears a laurel-wreath tied at the back ; mouth
slightly open.

Ht. 4^ in. Found at Apt, Vaucluse, France, 1874. Presented by Sir John Evans, K.C.B.,

1879. Light brown colour ; provincial Roman work.

801. Hermes. He stands on r. leg, the body thrown awkwardly back on the
heels; in r. hand he holds out a purse, and the 1. has held a caduceus. Ide wears
a winged petasos, endromides, and chlamys hanging from 1. shoulder.

Ht. 4J in. Frorn Lyons. Comarmond Coll., 1851. Very barbaric ; fingers of left hand
broken off.