A catalogue of sculpture in the Department of ... - Warburg Institute

VOTIVE BELIEFS. 357this subject occurs, it will be seen that the one heredescribed is part of a larger composition in which Letoand Artemis follow behind Apollo, and a temple isintroduced in the background; a tripod, a statue on apedestal, the omphalos, a plane tree, and the Horae on thealtar also occur as accessories. It seems probable thatthese reliefs are votive, and that in selecting as theirsubject the victory of Apollo in a musical contest, thededicator indirectly commemorated his own triumph in asimilar exercise of skill. Hamilton Coll., 1772.Marble ; height, 2 feet 1 inch ; width, 2 feet 1 inch. Restoredthe greater part of the body of Apollo, lower part of body ofVictory, column on left, and lower pai-t of column on right.The parts restored have been copied from more perfect marblesin the Villa Albani. 3Ius. Marbles, II., pi. 13; Ellis, TownleyGallery, II., p. 113; Guide to Graeco-Eoman Sculptures, I., No.169 ; Wolters, No. 427 ;Welcker, Alte Denkmaeler, II., p. 41.775. Fragment of a relief which probably commemorates amusical or dramatic victory. Two draped female figuresmove to the right : the foremost of these (Artemis) holdsout in both hands a lighted torch ; she also has a quiverwith a bow projecting from it, behind her shoulder. Thesecond figure, who is probably Leto, holds in her left handa sceptre, the head of which is formed by a pomegranateflower. The drapery of both figures is arranged in thearchaistic style. Both, figures wear a long chiton withsleeves, over which is a long full garment reaching nearlyto the feet ; over this again is a diploid ion girt at thewaist. A mantle falls from the left shoulder of Artemis,floating to below her knees; her companion with herright hand draws forward over her right shoulder theedge of a mantle, the other end of which falls over herleft arm. The heads of both figures are encircled by adiadem, from beneath which two long plaitson each shoulder.of hair fall