A guide to the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum (1899)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Smith, A. H. (Arthur Hamilton), 1860-1941 · London : Printed by order of the Trustees · leaf 54
possible tliat this head may be derived from theArgive statue of Hera by Polycleitos. 550. Head of Asclepios (?). Colossal ideal bearded head. Aheavy metal wreath was formerly attached by numerous rivets,Avhich still remain. The type of the head would serve for Zeus, aswell as for Asclepios. It… … FiR. 15—Bust of Pericles, So. 540. On each side of the door from the Ephesus Room are casts of twomarble chairs, which still occupy their original positions in theTheatre of Dionysos at Athens. G. 1. The more ornate of the two chairs is declared by its inscrip-tion to have been that of the Priest…
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