Waldstein, _loc. cit._); and to Callimachos ("Apollo
Daphnephoros"; Schreiber, _Athenische Mittheilungen_, IX., p.
248). It has been variously held that the original statue was of
bronze, and is therefore lost (_Mus. Marbles_, XI., pl. 32; _cf._
Murray, I., p. 191), or that the Athenian statue is the original,
whence other copies are derived (_Athenische Mittheilungen_, IX.,
p. 240).
The _krobylos_ seems to indicate some Attic sculptor of the first
half of the 5th cent. B.C. (Schreiber, _Athenische Mittheilungen_,
VIII., p. 255). The existence of numerous copies proves that the
original was famous, and it is generally supposed that the figure
is an Apollo. It is impossible to make a more definite statement
with confidence, in the present state of our knowledge as to the
Attic sculptors who preceded Pheidias.
[Sidenote: =210.=]
Head of Apollo, a replica of No. 209. The head is broken off in the
middle of the neck. The chin, the tip of the nose, and parts of
the hair are wanting. The author of this copy has misunderstood the
arrangement of the headdress.--Found by Smith and Porcher in the
_Temple of Apollo at Cyrenè_.
Marble; height, 11 inches; Smith and Porcher, p. 100 No. 19
Murray, I., p. 190.
[Sidenote: =211.=]
Head of Apollo, a replica of No. 209. The head is broken off below the
chin. The nose and the tip of the chin are wanting.
This copy shows better than either 209 or 210, the arrangement of
the hair in the _krobylos_, the origin of the plaits being clearly
indicated. It chiefly differs from them in the amount of hair falling
down at the back of the ears; in this head there are the remains of
thick tresses, while in the other instances there are only a few
short curls. There is a rectangular hole at the back of the
head.--_Presented by the Hon. E. A. Pelham._
Marble; height, 9-1/2 inches. This head was found in 1882 at
a cottage at Ventnor, built by Sir Richard Worsley. It was,
doubtless, brought by him from Greece.
MISCELLANEOUS SCULPTURES.
[Sidenote: =215.=]
Fragment of lacunar, from a ceiling, with two panels in low relief.
(1) Horse galloping to the right. (2) Gryphon seizing a stag.
Below is a band of rosettes in squares. The whole is surrounded by
remains of a large bead ornament.--_Presented by Algernon, fourth Duke
of Northumberland._
Green limestone (?); height, 1 foot 1-1/2 inches; width, 1 foot 1
inch.
[Sidenote: =216.=]
Fragment of lacunar nearly similar to preceding. The upper
panel is wanting. Below is a Gryphon seizing a stag. Below is a
band of rosettes; between the two panels is a band of maeander
pattern.--_Presented by Algernon, fourth Duke of Northumberland._
Green limestone (?); height, 9-1/4 inches; width, 10-1/4 inches.
[Sidenote: =217.=]
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