A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities Part 3

Female figure, seated on a chair with hands resting on her knees. The right hand is wanting, and also the toes and front of the base, which seem to have been attached separately. The figure wears a long chiton and a mantle, which pa.s.ses over the back of the shoulders, under the right arm, and in both directions across the left shoulder. Neither garment has indications of fold, and the edges are conventionally treated. The face, as far as can be seen, was full and thick. The hair falls in pointed tresses, the undulations of which are indicated in a conventional manner. The right ear is finished with care. This chair has no cus.h.i.+on, the drapery of the figure being seen under the arms.--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Parian marble; height, 5 feet 2 inches. Newton, I., pl. 75 (2nd from right); Rayet et Thomas, _Milet et le Golfe Latmique_, pl.

26 (right); Overbeck, _Gr. Plast._, 3rd ed., I., p. 94, fig. 11c; Wolters, No. 7.

[Sidenote: =10.=]

Male figure, seated on a chair, with the right hand resting on the right knee, and the left hand beside the left thigh. The head, and the fingers of the left hand are wanting. The figure wears a chiton with sleeves, and a mantle, which pa.s.ses round the body, under the right arm, and pa.s.ses in both directions over the left shoulder, so as to hang down in folds over the knees. The ends of the cus.h.i.+on, the sleeves of the chiton, and a part of the chiton seen on the left knee, are decorated with the key pattern.

On the left arm of the chair is the inscription: [Greek: Eudemos me epoie(i)n]--"Eudemos made me."--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Parian marble; height, 5 feet 1 inch. Newton, I., pl. 75 (right); pl. 97, No. 71; II., p. 534; p. 783; Kirchhoff, _Studien_, 4th ed., p. 26; Roehl, _I.G.A._, 485; Roberts, _Greek Epigraphy_, p.

162.

[Sidenote: =11.=]

Male figure, seated on a chair, with left hand on left knee, and right hand, with palm turned upwards, on right thigh. The head, right shoulder, and right hand are wanting. The figure wears a chiton with sleeves, and a mantle. The folds of the lower parts are entirely conventional, but those of the upper part of the chiton are indicated by delicate wavy grooves. The hair falls behind in tresses which are cut off square on the shoulders.--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Parian marble; height, 4 feet 4 inches; Newton, I., pl. 74 (right); Mansell, Nos. 603 (left), 604 (right).

[Sidenote: =12.=]

Male figure, seated on a chair, with left hand resting on left knee, and right hand, with palm turned upwards, by right knee. The head, shoulders, and breast, and the right hand are wanting. The figure wears a chiton with sleeves, and a mantle, which pa.s.ses under the right arm, while the ends cross the left shoulder in contrary directions. The artist has attempted to render the fine folds of the upper part of the chiton.

The four legs of the chair are decorated with a design which appears to be developed from the lotus bud, and is seen on a.s.syrian reliefs.

On the back of the top rail of the chair is the late inscription: [Greek: Nike Glaukou], which is either "Nike, daughter of Glaukos,"

or, perhaps, a formula of the Christian period, "Victory of Glaukos!"--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Parian marble; height, 5 feet. Newton, I., pl. 97, No. 73; II., p. 531, fig. 2; p. 787; Kirchhoff, _Studien_, 4th ed., p. 20.

[Sidenote: =13.=]

Male figure seated on a chair, with left hand resting on left knee, and right hand, with palm turned upwards, by the right thigh. The head and the right hand are wanting. The figure wears a chiton, and a mantle which pa.s.ses round the body under the right arm, and pa.s.ses in both directions over the left shoulder, so as to hang down in folds before the knees. The artist has attempted to render the fine folds of the upper part of the chiton, and has decorated the front legs of the chair as in No. 12. The statue has been broken and repaired in ancient times with lead cramps.--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Marble; height, 4 feet 8 inches. Newton, pl. 75 (second from left); II., p. 531, fig. 1; Mansell, No. 605; Overbeck, _Gr.

Plast._, 3rd ed., I., p. 94, fig. 11b.

[Sidenote: =14.=]

Statue of Chares, a male figure, seated on a chair, with left hand resting on left knee, and right hand, with palm turned upwards, by the right thigh. The head and hands are wanting. The figure wears a chiton with sleeves and a mantle which pa.s.ses under the right arm, while the ends pa.s.s in contrary directions over the left shoulder. The sleeves of the chiton are bordered with a key pattern, which is doubled along the seam.

On the right leg of the chair is the inscription:

[Ill.u.s.tration: [Greek: Chares eimi ho Kle(i)sios Teichio(u)s(s)es archos . agalma to(u) Apollonos.]]

"I am Chares, son of Kleisis, ruler of Teichioussa. The statue is the property of Apollo."--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Parian marble; height, 4 feet 10 inches. Newton, pl. 74 (left); pl. 97, No. 72; II., pp. 532, 784; Mansell, No. 614; Rayet et Thomas, _Milet et le Golfe Latmique_, pl. 25; Dieulafoy, _L'Art Antique de la Perse_, Part III., pl. 15; Wolters, No.

6; Kirchhoff, _Studien_, 4th ed., p. 19; Roehl, _I.G.A._, 488; Roberts, _Greek Epigraphy_, p. 163; _Palaeographical Society, Facsimiles_, I., No. 76.

[Sidenote: =15.=]

Male figure, seated on a chair, with left hand on left knee, and right hand by right thigh. The head and right hand are wanting. The figure wears a chiton with sleeves and a mantle which pa.s.ses under the right arm, while the ends cross the left shoulder in contrary directions.

The fine folds of the upper part of the chiton are indicated.--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Parian marble; height, 4 feet 2 inches.

[Sidenote: =16.=]

Female figure, seated on a chair, with hands on her knees. The head and feet are wanting. The figure wears a sleeved chiton with a diplodion and a veil. The sleeves terminate with long folds. The veil falls down over the shoulders, in numerous folds.

In attempting to indicate the legs with greater detail than his predecessors, the artist has rendered them as if they were nude; but in naturalness and freedom this statue is conspicuously the most advanced of the series.--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Parian marble; height, 4 feet. Newton, pl. 75 (left); Mansell, No.

603 (right); Rayet et Thomas, _Milet et le Golfe Latmique_, pl.

26 (left); Overbeck, _Gr. Plast._, 3rd ed., I., p. 94, fig. 11a; Wolters, No. 7.

[Sidenote: =17.=]

Lion, rec.u.mbent, with right fore-paw pa.s.sing in front of the body, and with left paw laid over it. The hind quarters are half turned over, the animal lying on the right haunch. The head is wanting. The mane is rendered by stiff pointed locks of hair of conventional form. The pose, however, of the animal shows careful study of nature.

On the flank is the inscription:

[Ill.u.s.tration]

1. [Greek: Ta agalmata tade anethesan hoi or- ionos paides to(u) archego(u), Thales kai Pasikles kai Hegesandros k[a]i Eu- bios kai Anaxileos, de[ka]ten to A- 5. pol(l)oni.]

"The sons of Orion, the governor, Thales, Pasicles, Hegesander, Eubios and Anaxileos dedicated these statues as a t.i.the to Apollo."--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Marble; height, 2 feet 6-1/4 inches; length, 7 feet. Newton, I., pl. 97, No. 66; II., p. 777; Kirchhoff, _Studien_, 4th ed., p. 26; Roehl, _I.G.A._, 483; Roberts, _Greek Epigraphy_, p. 161; Mansell, No. 615.

[Sidenote: =18.=]

Sphinx or lion, rec.u.mbent. This figure has been called a Sphinx or a lion-sphinx. The distinguis.h.i.+ng marks of a Greek Sphinx are wanting, as the head is lost, and the figure is wingless.--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._

Marble; height, 4 feet 2 inches; length, 6 feet 11-1/2 inches.

_Antiqs. of Ionia_, 2nd ed., I., p. 29; Ross, _Arch. Zeit._, 1850, p. 132; Muller, _Denkmaeler_, I., pl. 9, No. 33; Newton, II., p.

535; Milchhoefer, _Athenische Mittheilungen_, IV., p. 50.

[Sidenote: =19.=]

Beardless male head, from an archaic statue. The left shoulder is preserved. The hair falls in tresses, as in the case of No.

9.--_Branchidae._

Marble; height, 1 foot 3 inches; Rayet et Thomas, _Milet et le Golfe Latmique_, pl. 27.

[Sidenote: =20.=]

Female head (unfinished (?)) from an archaic statue. The figure wears a veil which covers the whole of the head, except the face. The ears are indicated beneath the veil.--_Branchidae._