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CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.
1547. Spes. She stands on a rock, with 1. foot slightly advanced, looking down
to her r. ; in r. hand she has probably held out a flower, and with 1. she draws
aside her skirt. Her hair falls in a queue behind, with a long tress on the 1. side
of the neck ; she wears a modius, long sleeved chiton, and himation fastened on
r. shoulder, with a fold on the breast like an apoptygma.
Ht. 2j in. Hamilton Coll. 229. Right hand lost ; rather worn.
(c) VlCTORY (1548-1561).
1548. Vietory. She moves rapidly forward, with r. fcot advanced, bearing a
trophy, the lower end of which rests on her 1. hand, while the top is supported
by her r. arm ; it is composed of a Corinthian crested helmet and the front of a
cuirass attached to the trunk of a tree. Her hair is gathered in a knot behind,
and she wears a long girt chiton schistos with apoptygma, fastened on 1. shoulder,
and leaving the r. bare ; her drapery floats behind, and nearly all the right side
of the body is exposed.
Ht. 8J in. Hamilton Coll. 2. The wings are broken off.
1549. Victory. She stands on a ball, with 1. leg bent, looking to her 1.; her r.
hand hangs by her side, and her 1. is placed on her hip. Her hair is gathered in
a knot at the back, and she wears a long girt chiton and himation round lower
limbs.
Ht. 2j in. Payne Knight Coll.
1550. Victory. She stands on a globe and carries a trophy, the lower end of
which she supports with 1. hand, the top with r. arm raised over lier head ; it is
composed of a conical helmet, with cheek-pieces and a cuirass with straps
attached, and is fastened to a stem of a palm-tree. Her wings are spread, and
her hair is waved ; she wears a long, flowing chiton with apoptygma. The
markings on the wings are carefully rendered ; the whole has a stiff and
quasi-archaic appearance, and is possibly of Etruscan workmanship.
Ht. 4| in. Blacas Coll., 1867. Back partly hoTowed out ; has been attached as an
ornament ; grcen patina.
1551. Victory. She stands on a globe, with 1. foot advanced, holding a palm-
branch in 1. hand ; her hair is rolled up into a knot behind, and she wears a
sphendone and long girt chiton with apoptygma.
Ht. 2f in. Payne Knight Coll. (xcii. 3). Right arm and right wing broken.
1552. Victory. She flies downwards, with r. foot advanced, holding out a wreath
in r. hand ; in 1. she has held a palm-branch. Her wings are spread, and her
hair is waved and gathered in a knot behind ; she wears a long girt chiton with
apoptygma, fastened on the shoulders and floating behind.
Ht. 73 in. l’aync Knight Coll. (xcii. 2).
1547. Spes. She stands on a rock, with 1. foot slightly advanced, looking down
to her r. ; in r. hand she has probably held out a flower, and with 1. she draws
aside her skirt. Her hair falls in a queue behind, with a long tress on the 1. side
of the neck ; she wears a modius, long sleeved chiton, and himation fastened on
r. shoulder, with a fold on the breast like an apoptygma.
Ht. 2j in. Hamilton Coll. 229. Right hand lost ; rather worn.
(c) VlCTORY (1548-1561).
1548. Vietory. She moves rapidly forward, with r. fcot advanced, bearing a
trophy, the lower end of which rests on her 1. hand, while the top is supported
by her r. arm ; it is composed of a Corinthian crested helmet and the front of a
cuirass attached to the trunk of a tree. Her hair is gathered in a knot behind,
and she wears a long girt chiton schistos with apoptygma, fastened on 1. shoulder,
and leaving the r. bare ; her drapery floats behind, and nearly all the right side
of the body is exposed.
Ht. 8J in. Hamilton Coll. 2. The wings are broken off.
1549. Victory. She stands on a ball, with 1. leg bent, looking to her 1.; her r.
hand hangs by her side, and her 1. is placed on her hip. Her hair is gathered in
a knot at the back, and she wears a long girt chiton and himation round lower
limbs.
Ht. 2j in. Payne Knight Coll.
1550. Victory. She stands on a globe and carries a trophy, the lower end of
which she supports with 1. hand, the top with r. arm raised over lier head ; it is
composed of a conical helmet, with cheek-pieces and a cuirass with straps
attached, and is fastened to a stem of a palm-tree. Her wings are spread, and
her hair is waved ; she wears a long, flowing chiton with apoptygma. The
markings on the wings are carefully rendered ; the whole has a stiff and
quasi-archaic appearance, and is possibly of Etruscan workmanship.
Ht. 4| in. Blacas Coll., 1867. Back partly hoTowed out ; has been attached as an
ornament ; grcen patina.
1551. Victory. She stands on a globe, with 1. foot advanced, holding a palm-
branch in 1. hand ; her hair is rolled up into a knot behind, and she wears a
sphendone and long girt chiton with apoptygma.
Ht. 2f in. Payne Knight Coll. (xcii. 3). Right arm and right wing broken.
1552. Victory. She flies downwards, with r. foot advanced, holding out a wreath
in r. hand ; in 1. she has held a palm-branch. Her wings are spread, and her
hair is waved and gathered in a knot behind ; she wears a long girt chiton with
apoptygma, fastened on the shoulders and floating behind.
Ht. 73 in. l’aync Knight Coll. (xcii. 2).