5 (Fig 1) ARCHAIC BRONZE “PAN” 20 Primitive Etruscan work. A horned and bearded god (Fig 2) ARCHAIC BRONZE. “ARTEMIS” From photographs by Mansell & Co, of the originals in the British Museum, showing the development of Etruscan bronze-work 6 ETRUSCAN VASE 22 Drawn from Vase F. 488 in the Etruscan Room, British Museum. A curiously debased design, which like much of Etruscan art suggests unintelligent copying of Greek models 7 ETRUSCAN TOMB IN TERRA-COTTA 24 From a photograph by Mansell & Co. of the original in the Terra-cotta Room, British Museum. The reader will notice the close resemblance of this work, particularly the relief depicting the battle and the mourners, to Greek relief-work of the sixth century B.C. 8 VIA APPIA: THE APPIAN WAY 40 From a photograph by Anderson. The remains of Roman tombs may be seen on each side of the road 9 LAKE TRASIMENE 50 From photographs by C.T. Carr. The scene of the famous battle of 217 B.C., in which Hannibal ambushed the Roman army on the shores of the lake 10 BRONZE STATUE OF AULUS METILIUS [“THE ARRINGATORE”] 56 From a photograph by Almari of the original bronze statue in the Archæological Museum, Florence. One of the rare examples of early republican portraiture, found near Lake Trasimene, a statue of Aulus Metilius (unknown to history) in the guise of an orator. It is assigned to the end of the third century B.C., and is said to represent the transition between Etruscan and Roman portraiture. I think, however, that it would be true to describe it as a Roman head, probably copied from a death-mask, upon a Greek body. Where is the Etruscan element? 11 PUBLIUS SCIPIO AFRICANUS 72 From a photograph by Brogi of the original bronze in the Naples Museum. The authenticity of the portrait cannot be guaranteed, but it is a fine example of Republican portraiture 12 (Fig. 1) ETRUSCAN WARRIOR: BRONZE STATUETTE 88 Possibly imported from Greece (Fig. 2) ROMAN LEGIONARY OF THE EMPIRE; BRONZE STATUETTE From photographs by Mansell & Co. of the originals in the British Museum. These two bronze statuettes show the essential similarity of Roman and Etruscan (or Greek) armour, which consists mainly of a cuirass of leather plated with metal