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CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.
E. HEPHAESTOS, ATHENE, AND ARES (1031-1078).
1031. Hephaestos. He stands on r. leg, the 1. slightly bent, having held out
some attribute (now lost) in r. hand ; he has curly hair and beard, and his eyes
have been inlaid. He wears a conical leather cap with two notches at the back,
and an exomis over 1. shoulder, falling in a fold over the girdle.
Ht. 8-J in. From Greece. Pulsky Coll., 1868 (Cat. 100). Reinach, Repertoire, ii. p. 39,
No. 7. Left arm and right forefinger lost; otherwise in excellent condition. Green patina.
1032. Hephaestos. Stands on r. leg, the 1. slightly bent, r. hand extended, 1. by
his side ; he has held some object in each hand. He has richly curled hair and
beard, conical cap, exomis reaching nearly to knees, leaving r. shoulder bare, and
endromides ; the pupils of the eyes are hollow.
Ht. 6J in. Payne Knight Coll. Spec. A nt. Sculpt. i. pl. 47 ; Clarac, Musee de Sculpt.
v. 831, 2086; Braun, Kunstmythologie, pl. 99 ; Baumeister, p. 642, fig. 713 ; Smith, Dict. Ant, 3
i. p. 814. Left fore-arm restored.
1033. Hephaestos. Stands on 1. leg, with r. heel raised, and both hands
extended, having held objects now lost; he wears an exomis girt round the
waist, and a conical cap.
Ht. 4f in. Hamilton Coll. 17.
Types of AthenE (1034-1070).
1034. Athene as Promachos. She moves to her 1., with 1. leg advanced and r,
hand raised, having held a spear. Her hair is rolled and tied at the neck, and
she wears a Corinthian helmet, aegis with Gorgoneion and border of snakes,
sandals, and long chiton over which is a garment fal'ing in pteryges down r. side
to the feet and girt at the waist.
Ht. 7J in. ; with base, 9f in. Payne Knight Coll. (xiii. 2). Spcc. Ant. Sculpt. i. pl. 13.
The base is hexagonal, with three steps in front, and probably ancient. It is however rather
doubtful whether the whole figure may not be a modern casting from some other original, as
the surface is not satisfactory.
1035. AthenA She looks to r., with 1. hand by her side, and r. raised, having
held a spear ; her hair is tied at the back, ar.d she wears a helmet with frontal
ridge and a Sphinx couchant on the top from which the crest hangs down as if
it were a continuation of the tail of the Sphinx, long girt chiton and apoptygma,
and aegis with Gorgoneion and fringe of snakes falling over bosom and back
like a tippet. Her 1. hand has rested on a shield ; the eyes are inlaid with
silver, the pupils hollow.
Ht. 6J in.; with ancient base, 8| in. Castellani, 1873.
CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.
E. HEPHAESTOS, ATHENE, AND ARES (1031-1078).
1031. Hephaestos. He stands on r. leg, the 1. slightly bent, having held out
some attribute (now lost) in r. hand ; he has curly hair and beard, and his eyes
have been inlaid. He wears a conical leather cap with two notches at the back,
and an exomis over 1. shoulder, falling in a fold over the girdle.
Ht. 8-J in. From Greece. Pulsky Coll., 1868 (Cat. 100). Reinach, Repertoire, ii. p. 39,
No. 7. Left arm and right forefinger lost; otherwise in excellent condition. Green patina.
1032. Hephaestos. Stands on r. leg, the 1. slightly bent, r. hand extended, 1. by
his side ; he has held some object in each hand. He has richly curled hair and
beard, conical cap, exomis reaching nearly to knees, leaving r. shoulder bare, and
endromides ; the pupils of the eyes are hollow.
Ht. 6J in. Payne Knight Coll. Spec. A nt. Sculpt. i. pl. 47 ; Clarac, Musee de Sculpt.
v. 831, 2086; Braun, Kunstmythologie, pl. 99 ; Baumeister, p. 642, fig. 713 ; Smith, Dict. Ant, 3
i. p. 814. Left fore-arm restored.
1033. Hephaestos. Stands on 1. leg, with r. heel raised, and both hands
extended, having held objects now lost; he wears an exomis girt round the
waist, and a conical cap.
Ht. 4f in. Hamilton Coll. 17.
Types of AthenE (1034-1070).
1034. Athene as Promachos. She moves to her 1., with 1. leg advanced and r,
hand raised, having held a spear. Her hair is rolled and tied at the neck, and
she wears a Corinthian helmet, aegis with Gorgoneion and border of snakes,
sandals, and long chiton over which is a garment fal'ing in pteryges down r. side
to the feet and girt at the waist.
Ht. 7J in. ; with base, 9f in. Payne Knight Coll. (xiii. 2). Spcc. Ant. Sculpt. i. pl. 13.
The base is hexagonal, with three steps in front, and probably ancient. It is however rather
doubtful whether the whole figure may not be a modern casting from some other original, as
the surface is not satisfactory.
1035. AthenA She looks to r., with 1. hand by her side, and r. raised, having
held a spear ; her hair is tied at the back, ar.d she wears a helmet with frontal
ridge and a Sphinx couchant on the top from which the crest hangs down as if
it were a continuation of the tail of the Sphinx, long girt chiton and apoptygma,
and aegis with Gorgoneion and fringe of snakes falling over bosom and back
like a tippet. Her 1. hand has rested on a shield ; the eyes are inlaid with
silver, the pupils hollow.
Ht. 6J in.; with ancient base, 8| in. Castellani, 1873.