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This figare is presumably an early product of Grseco- 

 Oeltiberian Art. It was found at Medina las Torres, province 

 of Badajoz, Spain. 



4. Statuette of Eros with r. arm outstretched, seated on 

 a rock. He wears a pointed cap, Hellenistic work. From 

 Alexandria. 



5. Mirror case with relief representing Herakles swinging 

 back his club over his r. shoulder to strike the Nemean lion, 

 which he grasps round the neck with his 1. arm. Greek work 

 of the fourth century B.C. From Anaktorion. 



6. Mirror case with decorated support in the form of an 

 acanthus ornament. On the haft is inscribed in dotted letters 



..-.. v :..:.- From Anaktorion. 



7. Figure of a wild boar running. The lower part of the 

 hind legs has been broken away. Greek work of the early 

 part of the fifth century B.C. From Thebes, 



IV. — Engraved Gem. 



1. Green jasper scarab with engraved design of Bes 

 wrestling with a lion, which stands on its hind paws. 

 Exergue cross-hatched. Similar to the scarabs found at 

 Tharros, Sardinia. 



V. — Marble, &c. 



1. Head of a bearded man, perhaps a victorious poet, 

 wearing a decorated taenia. The nose and bust are restored. 

 A replica of a good Greek work of the fourth century B.C. 

 Pentelic marble. From the Somzee Collection {Sale Gat., 

 No. 47). 



2. Alabaster statuette of a goddess wearing a turretted 

 crown, and holding some attribute (partly broken away) 

 in her hands. The breasts and mouth are pierced, and 

 .communicate with a chamber hollowed out of the back, 

 probably with a view to the production of seeming miracles. 

 From Melos. 



VI. — Terra-cotta. 



1. Statuette of Eros as a diminutive dancing figure with 

 r. foot advanced. He wears a scanty upper garment. There 

 are distinct remains of pink and blue colouring. Said to 

 have been found at Tanagra. 



2. Model of a mirror case with relief, representing 

 Aphrodite seated with a girl upon her lap. On the r,, above, 

 is Eros ; below is a female attendant, standing by the side 

 of a small Ionic column. Around the scene runs a wave 

 border with its hollows filled in with rosettes. The surface 

 of the terra-cotta has been covered with a greyish colour in 

 imitation of silver From Thebes. For a similar terra-cotta, 

 cf. Burlington Fine Art$ Glub Gat., 1903, p. 7C, No. 32. . 



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