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FORTUNE.
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1539. Fortune (P). She stands on 1. leg, looking to her r. ; in 1. hand she holds a
cornucopia, and in r. she holds out a patera. Her hair is gathered in a knot at
the back, falling in curls on the neck ; she wears a niodius and chiton, over
which is a himation orpeplos folded back like a diplo'is, passing over r. shoulder
and falling in pteryges down r. side.
Ht. 3f in. From Anzi, Basilicata. Bequeathed by Sir W. Temple, 1856. Patina ; hair
very carefully rendered.
1540. Fortune. She stands on r. leg, looking to her r., with steering-oar in r.
hand ; on her head is a stephane surmounted by a disc, on each side of which is
an ostrich-plume, resting between a pair of wings. Her hair is parted and
gathered into a club at the back, with a tress falling over each shoulder ; she
wears a long girt chiton, leaving the 1. breast bare, and himation over 1. arm and
round lower limbs, falling in pteryges on the 1. side. The chiton is fastened
on r. shoulder with a brooch.
Ht. 4f in. Castellani, 1873. Left arm broken off.
1541. Fortune. She stands on r. leg, looking slightly to r., holding a cornucopia
and club in 1. hand ; she wears a sphendoni, long girt chiton, and himation over
lower limbs.
Ht. 1 ■} in. Right hand broken off. At the back is a loop for suspension.
1542. Fortune. She stands 011 r. leg, looking to her r., and holds a steering-oar
in r. hand, the handle fashioned in the form of a dolphin ending in a swan’s
neck. She is winged, and her hair is gathered in a knot behind ; she wears
a sphendone and modius, long girt chiton, leaving 1. breast bare, and himation
over lower limbs, falling in ptcryges on 1. side.
Ht. 4j in. Left arm restored. Green patina.
1543. Fortune. She stands on 1. foot, looking to her r. ; in r. hand she holds a
steering-oar with handle as preceding, and in 1. she has held a cornucopia, of which
only the end remains. She is winged, and her hair is gathered in a knot behind,
with a tress falling on 1. side of neck ; on her head is a stephani, surmounted by
a disc from which rise two plumes. She wears a long girt chiton, with apoptygma,
and himation over 1. arm falling in rich folds ; at her back hangs a quiver.
Ht. 4f in. Towneley Coll.
1544. Symbol of Fortune. Left arm broken off just below thc shouldcr, holding
a steering-oar.
Length 5 in.
1545. Symbol of Fortune. Left hand holding a cornucopia, at the top of which
is a disc within a crescent formed by two palm-leaves.
Length in. Towneley Coll.
1546. Cornucopia.
Lenglh i j in. End broken off; three bunches of grapes visible.
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1539. Fortune (P). She stands on 1. leg, looking to her r. ; in 1. hand she holds a
cornucopia, and in r. she holds out a patera. Her hair is gathered in a knot at
the back, falling in curls on the neck ; she wears a niodius and chiton, over
which is a himation orpeplos folded back like a diplo'is, passing over r. shoulder
and falling in pteryges down r. side.
Ht. 3f in. From Anzi, Basilicata. Bequeathed by Sir W. Temple, 1856. Patina ; hair
very carefully rendered.
1540. Fortune. She stands on r. leg, looking to her r., with steering-oar in r.
hand ; on her head is a stephane surmounted by a disc, on each side of which is
an ostrich-plume, resting between a pair of wings. Her hair is parted and
gathered into a club at the back, with a tress falling over each shoulder ; she
wears a long girt chiton, leaving the 1. breast bare, and himation over 1. arm and
round lower limbs, falling in pteryges on the 1. side. The chiton is fastened
on r. shoulder with a brooch.
Ht. 4f in. Castellani, 1873. Left arm broken off.
1541. Fortune. She stands on r. leg, looking slightly to r., holding a cornucopia
and club in 1. hand ; she wears a sphendoni, long girt chiton, and himation over
lower limbs.
Ht. 1 ■} in. Right hand broken off. At the back is a loop for suspension.
1542. Fortune. She stands 011 r. leg, looking to her r., and holds a steering-oar
in r. hand, the handle fashioned in the form of a dolphin ending in a swan’s
neck. She is winged, and her hair is gathered in a knot behind ; she wears
a sphendone and modius, long girt chiton, leaving 1. breast bare, and himation
over lower limbs, falling in ptcryges on 1. side.
Ht. 4j in. Left arm restored. Green patina.
1543. Fortune. She stands on 1. foot, looking to her r. ; in r. hand she holds a
steering-oar with handle as preceding, and in 1. she has held a cornucopia, of which
only the end remains. She is winged, and her hair is gathered in a knot behind,
with a tress falling on 1. side of neck ; on her head is a stephani, surmounted by
a disc from which rise two plumes. She wears a long girt chiton, with apoptygma,
and himation over 1. arm falling in rich folds ; at her back hangs a quiver.
Ht. 4f in. Towneley Coll.
1544. Symbol of Fortune. Left arm broken off just below thc shouldcr, holding
a steering-oar.
Length 5 in.
1545. Symbol of Fortune. Left hand holding a cornucopia, at the top of which
is a disc within a crescent formed by two palm-leaves.
Length in. Towneley Coll.
1546. Cornucopia.
Lenglh i j in. End broken off; three bunches of grapes visible.