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GALLO-ROMAN BRONZES.
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802. Hermes (?). He stands on r. leg, looking up to his r., holding out a purse
in r. hand, stippled with spots ; in 1. a winged caduceus, with a band wound
round the handle ; the band and the snakes are stippled. On his head are wings
and a laurel-wreath ; he has curly hair, and wears a chlamys wrapped round 1.
arm, fastened with a brooch on r. shoulder. The features present some likeness
to the Emperor Claudius, who may be here represented in the character of
Hermes or Mercury.
Ht. 4g in. From Lyons. Comarmond Coll., 1851. Patina.
803. Hermes. He stands on r. leg, looking to his r., and leaning his body over
to 1. in the Praxitelean manner; he holds out a purse in r. hand, and in 1. is
part of a caduceus. He wears a fillet, and a chlamys over 1. arm ; on his head
are small wings, and between them is a spike.
Ht. 6~ in. From Vaison, France. Comarmond Coll., 1851. Right foot restored.
804. Hermes. Stands on r. leg, looking to his r., his body inclining to the 1. as
last; he has a chlamys twisted round 1. arm, and holds a purse in r. hand,
Ht. 3| in. Comarmond Coll., 1851. Barbaric work ; left hand broken off. On the
head, two holes for wings.
805. Hermes. Stands on r. leg, looking to his r., holding out a purse in r. hand ;
body inclining to 1. as before. He wears a winged petasos (wings broken off),
and chlamys twisted over 1. arm ; his hair is arranged in two rows of curls, and
his 1. hand has held a caduceus.
Iit. 5 in. Frorn Lyons. Comarmond ColL, 1851. Feet restored ; rude work.
806. Hermes seated on a rock, with r. leg drawn up and 1. foot advanced ;
his r. hand holds a purse and rests on r. thigh ; his 1. has held up some object.
His hair is arranged in close curls, and on his hcad are wings ; at his r. side is
a cock, at his 1. a sheep or goat crouching ; a tortoise crawls in front of his 1.
foot.
Ht. 3! in. Found near St. Didier, France. Payne Knight Coil.
807. Dionysos. He stands on r. leg, holding out a vine-leaf in r. hand ; in 1. a
bunch of grapes and a vine-leaf. Ple is beardless, with hair in parallcl waves
and chlamys round 1. arm fastened with a brooch on the shoulder.
Ht. 4f in. Frorn Aps, Dept. of Ardeche, France. Contarmond Coll., 1851. Tlie figure
has served as the ornament of a bolt-socket with oblong openings at intervals ; very barbaric
work.
808. Dionysos. He stands 011 r. Ieg. with 1. foot drawn back, looking to his r. ; Plate
he holds up 1. hand, and in r. he liolds a large cantharos* (fluted body) by one XXII.
handle. His hair is waved each side and gathered into a knot at the back, and
* The form lias degenerated into that of an amphora with scroll-handles (cf. Brit. Mus. Cat. oj Vases,
v. F 340).
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145
802. Hermes (?). He stands on r. leg, looking up to his r., holding out a purse
in r. hand, stippled with spots ; in 1. a winged caduceus, with a band wound
round the handle ; the band and the snakes are stippled. On his head are wings
and a laurel-wreath ; he has curly hair, and wears a chlamys wrapped round 1.
arm, fastened with a brooch on r. shoulder. The features present some likeness
to the Emperor Claudius, who may be here represented in the character of
Hermes or Mercury.
Ht. 4g in. From Lyons. Comarmond Coll., 1851. Patina.
803. Hermes. He stands on r. leg, looking to his r., and leaning his body over
to 1. in the Praxitelean manner; he holds out a purse in r. hand, and in 1. is
part of a caduceus. He wears a fillet, and a chlamys over 1. arm ; on his head
are small wings, and between them is a spike.
Ht. 6~ in. From Vaison, France. Comarmond Coll., 1851. Right foot restored.
804. Hermes. Stands on r. leg, looking to his r., his body inclining to the 1. as
last; he has a chlamys twisted round 1. arm, and holds a purse in r. hand,
Ht. 3| in. Comarmond Coll., 1851. Barbaric work ; left hand broken off. On the
head, two holes for wings.
805. Hermes. Stands on r. leg, looking to his r., holding out a purse in r. hand ;
body inclining to 1. as before. He wears a winged petasos (wings broken off),
and chlamys twisted over 1. arm ; his hair is arranged in two rows of curls, and
his 1. hand has held a caduceus.
Iit. 5 in. Frorn Lyons. Comarmond ColL, 1851. Feet restored ; rude work.
806. Hermes seated on a rock, with r. leg drawn up and 1. foot advanced ;
his r. hand holds a purse and rests on r. thigh ; his 1. has held up some object.
His hair is arranged in close curls, and on his hcad are wings ; at his r. side is
a cock, at his 1. a sheep or goat crouching ; a tortoise crawls in front of his 1.
foot.
Ht. 3! in. Found near St. Didier, France. Payne Knight Coil.
807. Dionysos. He stands on r. leg, holding out a vine-leaf in r. hand ; in 1. a
bunch of grapes and a vine-leaf. Ple is beardless, with hair in parallcl waves
and chlamys round 1. arm fastened with a brooch on the shoulder.
Ht. 4f in. Frorn Aps, Dept. of Ardeche, France. Contarmond Coll., 1851. Tlie figure
has served as the ornament of a bolt-socket with oblong openings at intervals ; very barbaric
work.
808. Dionysos. He stands 011 r. Ieg. with 1. foot drawn back, looking to his r. ; Plate
he holds up 1. hand, and in r. he liolds a large cantharos* (fluted body) by one XXII.
handle. His hair is waved each side and gathered into a knot at the back, and
* The form lias degenerated into that of an amphora with scroll-handles (cf. Brit. Mus. Cat. oj Vases,
v. F 340).
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