A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities Part 67

Pentelic marble; height, 1 foot 8 inches; diameter, 11 inches.

Dodwell, _Tour_, I., p. 455; _Mus. Marbles_, IX., pl. 31, fig. 4; _Synopsis_, No. 182 (274); Ellis, _Elgin Marbles_, II., p. 165; _C.I.G._, 996; _C.I.A._, II., 3524; _Greek Inscriptions in Brit.

Mus._, CXII.

[Sidenote: =696.=]

Sepulchral lekythos with relief. A bearded man stands before a woman seated on a chair and clasps her hand. There is no trace of an inscription.--_Athens?_ _Elgin Coll._

Pentelic marble; height, 2 feet 11-1/2 inches; diameter, 11 inches. _Mus. Marbles_, IX., pl. 33, fig. 1; _Synopsis_ No. 132 (A. 50); Ellis, _Elgin Marbles_, II., p. 164.

[Sidenote: =697.=]

Sepulchral lekythos with relief. A bearded man stands before a woman seated on a chair.

Inscribed above the head of the woman: [Greek: Ada]. The name of the man may have been inscribed originally, but it is now obliterated.--_Athens?_ _Elgin Coll._

Pentelic marble; height, 1 foot 10-1/2 inches; diameter, 1 foot.

_Mus. Marbles_, IX., pl. 32, fig. 2; _Synopsis_ No. 188 (110); _Greek Inscriptions in Brit. Mus._ CXI.; _C.I.A._, II., 3438.

[Sidenote: =698.=]

Sepulchral lekythos with relief. A man, Alkimachos, stands before a seated woman, Hedyle, and clasps her hand. A girl stands behind Hedyle, and another girl of a smaller size stands behind Alkimachos.

Inscribed: [Greek: Hedyle, Alkimachos].--_Probably from Athens._ _From the Earl of Belmore's Collection_, 1842.

Pentelic marble; height, 1 foot 5 inches; diameter, 1 foot 1 inch.

_Greek Inscriptions in Brit. Mus._, CXVIII.; _C.I.A._, II., 3761.

[Sidenote: =699.=]

Sepulchral lekythos with relief, much defaced. A woman seated on a chair clasps the hand of a woman standing before her. Behind the chair is a girl holding a box in her left hand.--_From a store at Portsmouth._ _Perhaps from Smyrna._

Marble; height, 1 foot 7 inches; diameter, 1 foot.

[Sidenote: =700.=]

Fragment of sepulchral relief. A youth standing clasps the hand of a bearded man, seated on a chair. Only the upper parts are preserved of both figures, together with the right side of the relief.--_Athens?_ _Elgin Coll._

Pentelic marble; height, 6 inches; width, 10-1/2 inches.

_Synopsis_, No. 423.

[Sidenote: =701.=]

Fragment of sepulchral relief. A woman, seated on a chair, clasps the hand of a woman standing before her. Her left hand appears to have been raised to her veil. The upper parts of both figures are wanting, and also the left side of the relief. A nude boy with an uncertain object in his hands stands in the right corner.

Pentelic marble? Height, 1 foot; width, 11 inches.

[Sidenote: =702.=]

A woman seated to the right, on a stool, holds her veil with the left hand, and clasps the arm of a boy standing before her. Behind the boy, and partly embracing him, stands a woman, who holds her veil with her right hand. On the left, behind the seated figure is a woman standing with the left hand raised to her cheek, and with the right hand supporting the left elbow. At the foot of the seat are two small female figures, one standing and one sitting. These six figures are in high relief. In the background are two men confronted in low relief; one is bearded. Two other heads also appear to have been inserted, and to have been afterwards obliterated. The relief is bounded by two pilasters and an architrave, with roof tiles above.

Inscribed: [Greek: Sopatra Pausaniou. Antimachos Pausaniou. Philopatra Mi[r]ylou. Pausanias Andriskou.] Sopatra and Antimachos are the children of Pausanias and Philopatra.--_Pella._

Fine-grained white marble; height, 4 feet; width, 2 feet 6 inches.

_Greek Inscriptions in Brit. Mus._, CLXXII.

[Sidenote: =703.=]

An elderly bearded man, seated, to the left, clasps the hand of an old man standing before him. Both figures appear to be portraits. Small figures of boys stand at the right and left. The boy on the left holds an uncertain object. Above are a pediment with acroteria, and two olive wreaths, and the inscriptions [Greek: Ho demos Demoklen Amphilochou], [Greek: Ho demos Demoklen Demokleous], recording honorary decrees to Democles, son of Amphilochos, and Democles, son of Democles. Below is a metrical epitaph, in eight lines:

[Greek: Ton pinyton kata panta kai exochon en polietais anera geral(e)ou termat' echonta biou Aideo nychioio melas hypedexato kolpos eusebeon th' hosien eunasen es klisien.

mnema d' apophthimenoio para trechean atarpon touto pas kedne teuxe syn eunetidi.

xeine, sy d' aeisas Demokleos hyiea chairein Demoklea steichois ablabes ichnos echon.]

--_Smyrna._ _Presented by M. Duane and T. Tyrwhitt, Esqs., 1772._

Bluish Greek marble; height, 4 feet 5 inches; width, 1 foot 8-1/2 inches. Montfaucon, _Ant. Expl. Suppl._, V., p. 25; _Archaeologia_, III., pl. 11, fig. 2; _C.I.G._, 3256; Kaibel, 237.

[Sidenote: =704.=]

A man, Exakestes, seated, clasps the hand of his wife, Metreis, standing before him. She holds a spindle in her left hand. In the right and left corners of the relief are small figures of a boy and girl. The girl holds a casket. In the background of the relief are a stele surmounted by two cornucopiae, and a candelabrum. Above, two wreaths and the honorary inscription, [Greek: Ho demos Exakesten Androboulou. Ho demos Metrein Hermippou, Exakestou de gynaika].

The relief is surmounted by a pediment with acroteria and a rosette.--_Perhaps from Smyrna._ _Townley Coll._

Greek marble; height, 2 feet 5-1/2 inches; width, 1 foot 4-1/2 inches. _Mus. Marbles_, X., pl. 43; _C.I.G._, 3232; Ellis, _Townley Gallery_, II., p. 165; Wolters, No. 1806. This relief was once in the possession of Dr. Richard Mead (_Mus. Meadianum_, Pars alt., 1759, p. 239).

[Sidenote: =705.=]

A woman seated clasps the hand of a young man who stands before her, placing his left hand on her shoulder. An older man stands on the left. The stele is surmounted by a pediment.

Greek marble; height, 2 feet 2-1/4 inches; width, 1 foot 2 inches.

[Sidenote: =706.=]

A woman, Laodike (?), seated, clasps the hand of a youth standing before her. The relief is crowned by a pediment. A nearly illegible inscription appears to read: [Greek: Laodike Her[ophilou?] ...

chaire].

Pentelic marble; height, 2 feet 3-1/4 inches; width, 1 foot 2 inches.

[Sidenote: =707.=]

A woman clasps the hand of a warrior, with short tunic, cloak and shield. On the left a second warrior, somewhat smaller, but similarly attired. Above is a pediment with acroteria and rosettes.--_Kertch._

Limestone; height, 2 feet 4 inches; width, 1 foot 7 inches.

[Sidenote: =708.=]

Two men, one bearded and the other a youth, stand clasping hands. They are father and son, each being named Bakchios. Above is a pediment with acroteria and rosettes.

Inscribed: [Greek: Bakchie Bageos kai hyie Bakchie chairete].