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GRAECO-ROMAN BRONZES.
151
83], Bust of Nero (?). He is represented as a youth, and wears a laurel-wreath,
the ends of which fall on his shoulders ; he looks slightly to the r., and his
shoulders are draped. The pupils of the eyes are pierced for inlaying.
Ht. 6j in. Presented by W. T. Belt, Esq., 1883. Much worn and corroded.
832. Head of Claudius, used as a weight. The eyes have been inlaid ; on the
head is a twisted handle for lifting the weight.
Ht. 7y, in. Hertz Coll., 1859 (Sale Cat. 579). Mansell, Brit. Mus. Photographs,
No. 881 ; Bernoulli, Rdm. Ikonogr. ii. pt. 1, p. 341, No. 40. The head is set on a modern bust
of Oriental alabaster, the drapery fastened with an onyx. Surface split and corroded.
833. Bust of Otho.
Ht. 5L in. Hertz Coll., 1859. Arch. Zcit. 1851, Anzeiger, p. 117; Bernoulli, Rom.
Ikonogr. ii. pt. 3, p. 54, No. 49, identifies this bust with Caracalla.
834. Bust of Aelius Caesar. He has a slight beard and moustache, and drapery
fastened on 1. shoulder ; the eyes are inlaid with silver, the pupils being formed
of garnets.
Ht. 7f in. Casteilani, 1873. Newton, Castellani Coll. pl. 6. Fine green patina.
835. Bust of Lucius Verus.
Ht. 10 in. Blacas Coll., 1867. Mansell, Brit. Mus. Photographs, No. 882; and see
Bernoulli, Rom. Ikonogr. ii. pt. 2, p. 138, where this bust appears to be confused with the
preceding one.
836. Group of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger, resting on a
bracket. Their right hands are clasped, and Faustina turns towards her husband,
holding up her 1. hand. He is beardless, and wears a chlamys over 1. arm and
shoulders, and boots ; in his 1. hand is a club (?) resting on the ground ; she
wears a long chiton and himation veiling her head.
Ht. icf in. ; the figures only, 5f- in. Egypt, 1878. Bernoulli, Rom. Ikonogr. ii. 2,
p. 177 ; Arch. Zcit. 1879, P- I02- The occasion appears to be either the marriage of
M. Aurelius to Faustina, or his adoption into the family of Antoninus Pius. The bronze is much
corroded.
837. Marcus Aurelius wearing a triumphal crown. He stands with r. foot Plate
on a stone and 1. heel raised from the ground, holding a short staff in r. hand ; he XXVI.
has curly hairand beard, and wears a fillet anda high crown of laurel tied with a
sash, the ends of which hang down, a himation over lower limbs and 1. shoulder,
and sandals ; his 1. hand is placed on his side.
Ht. 4j in.
838. Bust of Septimius Severus. Laureated ; double-pointed beard ; chlamys Plate
fastened on r. shoulder with brooch. Hollow behind, XXVI.
Ht. 4j in. Castellani, 1873; formerly in Hertz Coll. (?). Arch. Zeit. 1851, Anzeigcr,
p. 117 ; Bernoulli, Rdm. Ikonogr. ii. pt. 3, p. 28, No. 83a:. For the type, see Baumcister,
Denkmiiler, iii. p. 1655, fig. 1719.
151
83], Bust of Nero (?). He is represented as a youth, and wears a laurel-wreath,
the ends of which fall on his shoulders ; he looks slightly to the r., and his
shoulders are draped. The pupils of the eyes are pierced for inlaying.
Ht. 6j in. Presented by W. T. Belt, Esq., 1883. Much worn and corroded.
832. Head of Claudius, used as a weight. The eyes have been inlaid ; on the
head is a twisted handle for lifting the weight.
Ht. 7y, in. Hertz Coll., 1859 (Sale Cat. 579). Mansell, Brit. Mus. Photographs,
No. 881 ; Bernoulli, Rdm. Ikonogr. ii. pt. 1, p. 341, No. 40. The head is set on a modern bust
of Oriental alabaster, the drapery fastened with an onyx. Surface split and corroded.
833. Bust of Otho.
Ht. 5L in. Hertz Coll., 1859. Arch. Zcit. 1851, Anzeiger, p. 117; Bernoulli, Rom.
Ikonogr. ii. pt. 3, p. 54, No. 49, identifies this bust with Caracalla.
834. Bust of Aelius Caesar. He has a slight beard and moustache, and drapery
fastened on 1. shoulder ; the eyes are inlaid with silver, the pupils being formed
of garnets.
Ht. 7f in. Casteilani, 1873. Newton, Castellani Coll. pl. 6. Fine green patina.
835. Bust of Lucius Verus.
Ht. 10 in. Blacas Coll., 1867. Mansell, Brit. Mus. Photographs, No. 882; and see
Bernoulli, Rom. Ikonogr. ii. pt. 2, p. 138, where this bust appears to be confused with the
preceding one.
836. Group of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger, resting on a
bracket. Their right hands are clasped, and Faustina turns towards her husband,
holding up her 1. hand. He is beardless, and wears a chlamys over 1. arm and
shoulders, and boots ; in his 1. hand is a club (?) resting on the ground ; she
wears a long chiton and himation veiling her head.
Ht. icf in. ; the figures only, 5f- in. Egypt, 1878. Bernoulli, Rom. Ikonogr. ii. 2,
p. 177 ; Arch. Zcit. 1879, P- I02- The occasion appears to be either the marriage of
M. Aurelius to Faustina, or his adoption into the family of Antoninus Pius. The bronze is much
corroded.
837. Marcus Aurelius wearing a triumphal crown. He stands with r. foot Plate
on a stone and 1. heel raised from the ground, holding a short staff in r. hand ; he XXVI.
has curly hairand beard, and wears a fillet anda high crown of laurel tied with a
sash, the ends of which hang down, a himation over lower limbs and 1. shoulder,
and sandals ; his 1. hand is placed on his side.
Ht. 4j in.
838. Bust of Septimius Severus. Laureated ; double-pointed beard ; chlamys Plate
fastened on r. shoulder with brooch. Hollow behind, XXVI.
Ht. 4j in. Castellani, 1873; formerly in Hertz Coll. (?). Arch. Zeit. 1851, Anzeigcr,
p. 117 ; Bernoulli, Rdm. Ikonogr. ii. pt. 3, p. 28, No. 83a:. For the type, see Baumcister,
Denkmiiler, iii. p. 1655, fig. 1719.