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Catalogue of the Collection of Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek 4 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/catalogueofcolleOOunse_0 CATALOGUE or THE COLLECTION OP ASSYRIAN, BABYLONIAN, EGYPTIAN, GREEK, ETRUSCAN, ROMAN, INDIAN, PERUVIAN AND MEXICAN ANTIQUITIES, FORMED BY B. HEETZ, CORBESPONDING MEMBEB OF TUE ABCHiEOLOOICAL INSTITUTE AT ROME. LONDON: 11, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET. I80L PREFACE. The Collection of Antiquities, described in the present Catalog-ue, was formed with the intention of g-athering-, so far as possible, the scattered monuments of ancient art, in order to illustrate the rise, prog-ress and decline of the Fine Arts, and to obtain satisfactory corrobo- ration of the veracity of ancient traditions respecting- the relig-ious habits, arts, and employments of byg-one nations, and the achievements of illustrious men and heroes. It is universally recog-nised, that nothing- can tend in an equal degree to g-ive a healthy im})etus to modern art, and to educate, refine, and elevate the taste of the masses, as the study of the antique. The great improvement visible of late years in every de])artment of manufacture, wherein sense of beauty can be disj)layed, is doubtless attributable in a ver}^ large measure to the facility which has been awarded to the operative classes of visiting- pu])lic museums, and hearing- public lectures upon Art in its primitive and pm-est form. So palpable and so happy has the result peo])le in the grandeur and beauty of the rehcs of antiquity, that Archteo- log-ical institutions and associations are now in existence even in the provinci-al towns of various countries in Europe, by whom collections of antiquities are formed with such eag-erness as to render it difficult for private collectors to make new acquisitions. To select antiquities judiciously is a difficult task. Not onl}' is much deception practised b}^ unprinci])led dealers, to baffle which requires an exercised eye and long- experience, but the collector has to avoid the dang-er of encumbering- his collection with objects that neither possess merit as works of art, nor re})resent any mytholog-ical or historical subject, and consequently possess no archfeolog-ical value. It is because perfectly free from all such imperfections, that the present collection deserves especial consideration every favourable opportunity of adding to its importance, and completing- it, which has occurred within the last t^\enty years, has been eag-erly seized b}' the j)ro})rietor, and the result of his endeavours has received tlie unqualified approbation of the most distinguislied archteolog-ists. An enumeration of the different branches of which it is composed, Avill g-ive some idea of its variety, com})leteness, and interest. Glyptic art is illustrated by a collection of more than Two Thousand Specimens of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian cylinders and seals, Eg-yptian and Etruscan scarabt^, Greek and Roman cameos, intag-lios, figures, busts, Sic. There are also specimens of the cinque-cento, and from that period down to our own inclusive. iv These g-ems illustrate mytholog'y, history, scenes of domestic life, sacred rites, g-ymnastic exercises, race-courses, warriors, weapons, ships, philosophers, artists, histrions, animals, &c. in the selection of which g-reat reg*ard has been paid to fine art, to the quality of the precious material of which they are composed, and finally to the interest of the subjects they represent. This collection likewise contains a number of very fine specimens of Eg-yptian, Etruscan, Greek and Roman plastic art in marble and bronze. Without entering" into details, it may be allowed to call particular attention among-st the marbles to the unique fig-ure of the Athlete in nero-antico, and among" the bronzes to No. 19, a Venus found in Asia Minor, one of the finest specimens of the most flom^ishing- period of Greek art. The collection of Etruscan and Greek Vases, Greek and Roman Glasses and Terra Cottas, likewise contains very choice and interesting" specimens. Among-st the vases there are several with inscriptions. Some Fresco Painting's, which are rarely met with in private collections, are to be found in this collection. A part of Indian Mytholog"y is illustrated by some very interesting- bronze statuettes. Peruvian Pottery and Mexican Antiquities terminate the Catalog"ue of this collection. Some errors of description and omission have occurred in the Catalogue, which have been rectified as errata. ERR ATA. Page. No. Page. No. 1 4, read 3 lines for 31. 46 908, read Octavia for Plautina. 1 8, ditto ditto. 909, read Otta Cilia Severa for Plautina. 4 read Scarabaei /or Scarabae. 910, read Julia Titia and Flabius Sabinus for 7 read Moera for Mocra. Aclius and Plotina. 9 12G, this number should be omitted, having been 912, read Comodus and Lucilla for Hadrian and described No. 131. Sabina. 146, this No. has been overleaped. 47 916, read Marcus Aurehus for Lucius Verus. 12 190, read paste for mask. 917, read Marcus Aurelius for Lucius Verus. 14 237, read I for 919, read Antinous for Comodus. 16, 17, 18, 19, rea</ Erotes for Erotae. 921, rea</ Augustus and Livia for Comodus ami 22 411, read fine red sard for Ileliotrope. Faustina. 2f> 478, read cornucopiae _/br cornucopias. 922, read Septimus Severus for Pertiuax. 35 673, had previously been dismissed from the Col- 923, read Gaeta for Albinus. lection as being doubtful. 924, read Lucilla for Julia Domna. 42 803, read armour for shirt of mail. 925, read Hadrian for Caracalla. 44 849 and 850, ditto ditto. 928, read Albinus for Severus Alexander- 45 865, read Hadrian for Pompeius. 933, read young Caracalla for Ptolomseus. 866, read Aurelius Csesar for Marcus .Vutonius. 934, read Ptolomeus Soter for Emj)eror. 868, read Vespasianus for Agrippa. 935, read Comodus. 869, read Vespasianus for Agrippa. 936, read Portrait of Popaea. 870, read Agrippiun jun.yb/* Julia. 941, read Augustus. 873, read Hadrian young for Augustus. 18 963, read Crispina. 877, read Domitianus and Julia Titi for Livia and 52 1055, read breast-plate for mail shirt. Augustus. 54 1086, read holding his steed, itc. 878, read Drusus senior for Tiberius. 57 1 147, read Bifrons for Janus-like. 879, read Augustus for Tiberius. 58 1 1 70, read Mask for Bifrons. 46 883, read Augustus for Tiberius. 59 1210, omif worked in rehef. 884, read Lucius Cresar for Tiberius. 6 1 1 244, read sard for antique paste. 885, read Augustus for Tiberius. 63 l iJ' j, missing. 889, read Aurelius Csesar and Faustina, jun. for 72 1508, read 2J in. h., 1 J in. w. Germanicus and Agrii)pina. 74 30, read Erotes for Erotse 891, read Antonia for Agrippiua. 75 39, ditto ditto 893, read Anius Varus for Nero. 45, ditto ditto 895, read Hndrianus for Nero. 78 95, real/ Pun for Paris. 896, read Claudius Caesar for Nero. 79 121, read Domitia. 898, read Galba for Vespasian. nO 148, read oval for long shield. 899, read Domitia for Domitian. 82 203 has been ovorK-apcd. 902, read Unknown for Uomitiuu. 84 23^, read Erotes for Erotje. 903, read Pompeius magnus for Trajan. 90 337, read Amastini for Anastini. 904, read Drusus jun. /or Trajan. 349, read Si>ell for Sardonyx. 905, read Urusus jun. /br Trajan. 92 384, read Garnet for Hyacinth. 906, read Drusus jun. for Trajan. 94 4^8, read Locke. 907, read Lucius Csesar for Trajan 440, read Handel. b ERRATA-—continued. Page. No. Page. No. 97 53, read beard bead. for 1 42 228, formerly dismissed from the Collection as not 106 459, read bead for beads. sufficiently important. 229, read ornaments for parts. 133 59, (Bas-relief.) 146 308, read {out for two. 137 1 1 6, erroneously called Septimus Severus. This read ARMLETS for AMULETS. statue is described in Clarac's "Antiquities," 147 33], reac? three for four. under Statues Imperiales, and supposed to be 349, read An instrument for stringing the bow that of Constantine. for arrow. formerly dismissed 139 152, from the Collection as 350, read Two smaller ditto. worthless. 148 360, read Cascabel /or bell. 141 190, read handle of a vase /or similarly formed. 363, read swivels for stirrups. [The following Objects have been omitted in the Catalogue.] ANTIQUE INTAGLIOS. Page. No. 48 972* A spherical stone, on which fourteen heads are engraved in intaglio; in the centre are Jupiter Serapis and Isis, with the letters $ A ; round these two heads are twelve unknown portraits. The work is exceedingly fine. This gem ranks amongst the finest known. Green jasper ; 1 in. dr. ANTIQUE GLASSES. 126 32* ALABASTRON PHIAL, green ground, ornamented with gold, white and purple stripes. An unique specimen, 6 in. h. ANTIQUE BRONZES. 143 252o A curious ornament, head of Bacchus. Old Etruscan style. Very fine light green patina. 2526 A curious ornament, head of a child. Beautiful Etruscan work. Fine patina. 252c A ditto, head of an Emperor, perhaps Hadrian. Fine work. 252c? Two handles, one of them with a grotesque head, the other finely worked, and beautiful green patina. 147 353* Six heads of axes. 353** An Etruscan bronze helmet 8| in. h., 9i in. w. 148 372a A fine engraved mirror, the handle inlaid with silver ornaments, terminating in a ram's head. 4i in. dr., lOi in. L 372b A cover of a mirror-box, bas-relief, representing the rape of Europa. Very spirited work. 4| in. dr. 372c Circular box, with cover for a mirror, in white metal. 4i in. dr. INDEX. ILLUSTRATIONS. No. Tab. I. vid. Antique Marbles 1.^2 1 „ II. „ Antique Bronzes 130 19 „ III. Figure 1. Ditto 12'J 5 2. Ditto 7 „ 3.
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