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right arm placed on the neck of a horse, and his left
grasping a spear. Another hunter follows him, with
two hounds. On the left is Hippolytus naked, on
horse back, accompanied by another horseman; both
followed by Diana, hunting a stag. Then Hippolytus
is seen hunting a wild boar. On the right side of the
sarcophagus Hippolytus is represented in the act of
making a drink offering to Diana, by pouring a liquor
on a fire kindled upon an altar. On the other side is
a hunter holding a hound by the collar.
53. Antonia, a bust. She was a daughter of Marcus
Antonius and Ottavia the sister of Augustus and mo¬
ther of Claudius. The sculptor has perfectly succeeded
in representing in this bust, by a remarkable sweetness
of features and modesty in the expression of the eyes
the well known merits of this matron, whom Caligola
himself honoured with the proud title of Augusta,
granting to her the honours due to Vestals.
58. Victory, a life size statue. She wears a tucked
dress, loose on her shoulders, one of which is uncovered.
Her mantle is gathered on her left arm; her head is
diademad; her right hand is raised and holds a laurel
crown; while the other bears a paim. This statue has
no wings, and this shows that it was made in the epoch
when the Roman armies were already victorius every-
where, so that Victory could no longer fly from them:
just as an Italian writer once said, about a statue
similar to this, which a thunderbolt had deprived of
its wings: « Roma, regina delle Nazioni, il tuo nome
sarà immortale ; la Vittoria non può fuggirti (1).»-
The right arm, the left hand and the nek are modern.
It was given as a present to Francis I of the Medicis
by Card. Lezio.
59. Athlete. Life size. He is naked and standing.
He has a wase in his hand and looks at it steadfastly.
His right leg is supported against the trunk of a palm¬
tree from which some dates are hanging. — Both arms
have been restored.
(1) O Rome queen of nations, thy name is immortal, and
Victory can no longer fly fromthee
