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A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman UBRARV UNIVtRSnt OF CALIFORNIA SAN D\tGO --^WP^^ CARNEGIE INSTITUTE, Pittsburgh, penna. A CATALOGUE SCULPTURE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES BRITISH MUSEUM BY A. H. SMITH, M.A. ASSISTANT IN THE DEPARTMENT VOL. II. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES SOLD AT TBE BRITISH MUSEUM And by Longmans and Co., 39 Paternoster Row -. Bernard Quaritch, 15 Piccadilly; Asher and Co., 13 Bbdkord Street, C_^3 CovENT Garden; Keuan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., Paternoster Frowde, ^^ House, Charing Cross Road ; and Henry Oxford University >«^ Press Warehouse, Amen Corner , LONDON VI-. 1900 ^^1 [JM rights 7-eserve<l.'] CO LONDON: PRINTED BY AVILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, Limited, STAUFOBD STBEBT AND CHABINO CBOSS. PREFACE. This, the Second volume of the Catalogue of Greek Sculpture, has been prepared, as was the First, by Mr. Arthur H. Smith, Assistant in the Department of Greek and Eoman Antiquities. The sculpture and architecture with which it deals are mainly the fruit of four separate expeditions promoted by Her Majesty's Government: (1) that of Sir Charles Fellows in Lycia, 1842; (2) that of Sir Charles New- ton at Halicarnassos and Cnidos, 1856; (3) that of Sir R. Murdoch Smith and Commander Porcher to Cyrene, 1861; and (4) that of Mr. J. T. Wood at Ephesus, 1863- 1874. Among the sculptures the most important, from an artistic point of view, are those of the Nereid Monument at Xanthos, in Lycia. Yet these sculptures have not hitherto been described in a comprehensive manner except in a memoir by Professor Michaelis in the Annali and Monumenti of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome, 1874-5. Similarly the architectural and sculptured remains of the later temple of Artemis at Ephesus, though the subject of not a little dispute among archaeologists, have not previously been described and discussed collectively. In recent years the constructional problems of the Mausoleum have tempted a number of iv PREFACE. architects into conjectural restorations of that building. In these and other matters of controversy Mr. Smith has stated the contending views. To make the catalogue more generally useful he has given brief historical and topographical sketches by way of introduction to the Nereid Monument, the Mausoleum, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and the sculptures of CnidoB and Cyrene. A. S. Murray. A'pril, 1900. CONTENTS OF VOL. 11. Editor's Preface iii Table of Contents ........ v Table of Abbreviations viii PART IV.—THE NEREID MONUMENT, AND LATER LYCIAN SCULPTURES. The Nereid Monument 1 The First Frieze, 850-865 10 The Second Frieze, 866-884 19 Tlie Third Frieze, 885-897 27 The Fourth Frieze, 898-908 30 The Nereids, 909-923 . 33 The Pediment Reliefs, 924-925 38 Acroterial Sculptures, 926-928 40 Lions, 929-930 41 Architectural Members, 931-939 42 Miscellaneous Sculptures, 940-944 45 The Tomb of Payava, 950 . 46 The Tomb of Merehi, 951 . .53 Fragments from Xanthos, 952-953 56 Casts from Lycian Tombs, 954-955 67 Sculptures from Xanthos, 956-964 59 PART v.—THE MAUSOLEUM AND SCULPTURES OF HALICARNASSOS AND PRIENE. The Mausoleum op Halicaunassos 65 Architectural Fragments, 980-999 . 79 The Chariot Group, 1000-1005 89 The Frieze of the Order, 1006-1031 95 Frieze with Centauromachia, 1032-1035 117 vi CONTENTS OF VOL. II. The Macsoleum of Halicarnassos—contintied. Chariot Frieze, 1036 119 Beliefs in Panels, 1038-1042 121 Fragments of Statues from the Mausoleum, 1045-1065 122 Lions of the Mausoleum, 1075-1086 129 Miscellaneous Sculptures from the Mausoleum, 1095-1099 133 IVIlSCELLANEOUS SCULPTURES FROM HaLICARNASSOS, 1100-1117 135 The Temple of AthenJ: Polias at PrienJ: . 144 Architectural Fragments, 1125-1142 147 Sculptures, 1150-1155 152 Frieze with Gigantomachia, 1165-1176 156 PART VI.—EPHESUS, ONIDOS, CYRENE AND SALAMIS. The Temple of Artemis at Ephestjs 165 Sculptured Piers, 1200-1217 171 Architectural Fragments, 1219-1238 180 Miscellaneous Sculptures from Ephesus, 1239-1286 . .185 Miscellaneous Architectural Fragments from Ephesus, 1287-1294 199 The Excavations at Cnidos ...... 200 Sculptures from the Temenos of Demeter, 1300-1327 . 203 Sculptures from the Temple of the Muses, 1328-1349 . 210 The Lion Tomb, 1350 215 Sculptures from the Tomb of Lykaethion, 1351-1353 . 216 Sculpturesfrom the Cemetery, 1354-1357. .217 Miscellaneous Sculptures from Cnidos, 1358-1360 . 218 The Excavations at CyrenJ: 219 Sculpturesfrom the Temple of Apollo, 1380-1402 . 222 Sculptures found near the Temple of Apollo, 1403-1413 . 231 Sculptures from the Temple of Aphrodite, 1414-1462 . 234 Sculptures from the Augusteum, 1463-1469* . 249 Sculptures from the large Temple near the Stadium, 1470- 1471 252 Sculptures from the small Temple near the Stadium. 1472- 1475 . 253 Sculptures from the Temple of Dionysos, 1476-1477 . 254 Sculptures from various sites at Cyrene, 1478-1506 . 262 SctJLPTUBED Capital from Salamis (Cyprus), 1510 . 263 LIST OF PLATES. Plate I. The Substructure of the Nereid Monument. „ II. Second Frieze, Stylobate and Intercolumniation of the Nereid Monument. „ III. First Frieze of the Nereid Monument (no. 850 6.). „ IV. Figure of Nereid (no. 909). „ V. View of the Tomb of Payava. „ VI. Eoof of Tomb of Payava (no. 950, 1). VII. South end of Tomb of Payava (no. 950, 3). VIII. North end of Tomb of Payava (no. 950, 4). „ IX. East side of Frieze, Tomb of Payava (no. 950, 5). „ X. North side of Frieze, Tomb of Payava (no. 950, 6). XI. West side of Frieze, Tomb of Payava (no. 950, 7). „ XII. South side of Frieze, Tomb of Payava (no. 950, 8). XIII. Eoof of Tomb of Merelii (no. 951, 1). „ XIV. The Mausoleum, as restored by C. R. Cockerell. „ XV. Restored Order of the Mausoleum (no. 980). XVI. The Chariot Group of the Mausoleum (nos. 1000- 1004). XVII. The Frieze of the Order of the Mausoleum (nos. 1014, 1015). XVIII. The Chariot Frieze of the Mausoleum (no. 1037). „ XIX. Equestrian figure from the Mausoleum (no. 1045). „ XX. Fig. ]. Bearded portrait head from the Mausoleum (no. 1054). „ „ Fig. 2. Beardless male head from the Mausoleum (no. 1058). „ XXI. Colossal female head, from Prien^ (no. 1151). „ XXII. Portrait statue, from Prienfe (no. 1152). „ XXIII. Pier of the Temple of Artemis, at Ephesus (nos. 1204, 1206). XXIV. Statue of Demeter, from Cnidos (no. 1300). XXV. Fig. 1. Head of a Girl, from Cnidoa (no. 1315). „ „ Fig. 2. Head with inlaid eyes, from Cyrenfe (no. 1506). „ XXVI. Colossal Lion, from Cnidos (no. 1350). „ XXVII. Sculptured Capital from Salamis, Cyprus (no. 1510). — . TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS. The following is a list of the works which are most frequently n ferred to in this volume of the Catalogue under abbreviated foims: Annali delV Inst. Annali dell' Institute di Corrispondenza Archeo- logica. Rome : 1829-1885. [Superseded by the " Roemische Mittheilungen."] Antike Denlimaeler. Antike Denkmaeler herausgegeben vom k. Deutschen Archaeologischen Institut. Berlin : from 1886. lu progress. Antiqs. of Ionia. Antiquities of Ionia, published by the Society of Dilettanti. London: 1769-1881. Arch. Anzeiger. Archaeologischer Anzeiger. [A supplement to the Archaeologische Zeitung, and to the Jahrbnch des Archaeo- lo?;ischen Instituts.] Arch. Zeit. Archaeologische Zeitung. Berlin : 1843-1885. [Super- seded by the Jahrbuch des Archaeologischen Instituts.] Athenisehe Mittheilungen. Mittheilungen des k. Deutschen Archaeo- logischen Instituts, Athenisehe Abtheilung. Athens : from 1876. In progress. Brunn, Denkmaeler. H. v. Brunn, Denkmaeler griechischcr und roemischer Sculptur. Munich: 1888-1899. [Continued by Amdt, after Brunn's death.] C.I-G. Corpus luscriptionum Graecarum. Berlin : 1828-1877. CIL. Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum. Berlin. From 1863. In progress. Classical Sculpture Gallery. By F. v. Reber and A. Bayersdorfer. From 1896. In progress. Collignon. M. CoUignon, Histoire de la Sculpture Grecque, 2 vols. Paris: 1892-1897. Furtwaengler, 3Ieisterwerke. A. Furtwaengler, Meisterwerke der griechischen Plastik. Leipsic-Berlin : 1893. [Eng. edition by E. Sellers.] Gardner, Handbook. E. A. Gardner, A Handbook of Greek Sculpture London: 1896. Greek Inscriptions in Brit. Mus. The Collection of Ancient Greek Inscriptions in the British Museum, by C. T. Newton, E. L. Hicks, and others. 1874-1893. TABLE OP ABBREVIATIONS. ix Guide to Elgin Iloom II. Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities. The Sculptures in tlie Elgin Room. Part II. 1881. Guide to Grceco-Eoman Sculptures I. Synopsis, etc. Graeco-Romaii Sculptures. [Second ed., 1879.] Guide to Grceco- Roman Scidptures II. Synopsis, etc. Graeco-Roman Sculptures. Part II. 1876. Guide to Mausoleum Eoom. Synopsis, etc. Mausoleum Room. 1886. Jahrbuch des Arch. Inst. Jahrbuch des k. Deutschen Archaeo- logischen Instituts. Berlin : from 1886. In progress. Jmirn. of Hellen. Studies. The Journal of Hellenic Studies. London : from 1879. In progress. Mansell. Photographs of objects in the Britisli Museum, published by W. A. Mansell, 40.5 Oxford Street, W. Mitchell. Lucy M. Mitchell, A History of Ancient Sculpture. 1883. Men. dell' Inst. Monumenti Inediti, pubblicati dalP Institute di CoiTispondenza Archeologica. Rome, 1829-1886, and Berlin, 1891. Murray. A. S. Murray, A History of Greek Sculpture. 1880-.^. [Second ed., 1890.] Mus. of Class. Antiq. The Museum of Classical Antiquities. London : 1851-18.53. Koemische Mittheilungen. Mittheilungen des k. Deutschen Archaco- logischen Instituts, Roemische Abtheilung. Rome : from 1886. In progress. Smith and Porcher. History of the Recent Discoveries at Cyrene, . by Captain R. Murdoch Smith, R.E., and Commander E. A. Porcher, R.N. 1864. Stereoscopic. Photographs of objects in the British Museum, published by Ihe London Stereoscopic Company, 106 Regent Street, W. Synopsis. Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. (Numerous editions. 1808-1857. Wolters. Die Gipsabgiisse antiker Bildwerke in historischer Folge erklart. Bausteine . von Carl Friederichs, neu bearbeitet von Paul Wolters. Berlin : 1885. British and Metric Systems Compared. 1 inch = '025 metre. 1 foot = -304 metre. 3 feet = '914 metre. 1 metre = 39 -371 inches. a 2 CATALOGUE OF GREEK SCULPTURE PART IV. ^ THE NEREID MONUMENT, AND LATER LYGIAN SCULPTURES.
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