The New York herald., 1873-01-29

General di Oesn0la by John fayior sou, Esq.
they are absolutely worth four times tRat sum;
but General di Cesnola has wisely contensed him
self with the certainty OF having his name forever
associated with the most valuable discovery OF the
kind made during the present century. Among
the articles are numerous statues and statuettes,
800 lamps 5000 vases. 600 gold ornaments, 1,700
specimens Of glass. and bronzes IN equal
been spent in their packing and shipment alone.
While In London they were to be seen at No. 81
Great Russell street, where they attracted the at
tentien of all the most scientific men at that time
In the me trOpOs. Mr.. Gladstone visited them re-
peatedly, and expressed openly his modification
secsred for the British Museum. During the pres
ent month they have arrived at this port by f1ve
Ws on board Se vboS
eleven days ago. The last nstalment was landed
only few days since. The entire collection was
comprised within 275 chests, some Of which are
WHERE THE COLLECTION Is TO BIZ SEEN.
this country and the description csc With which much
OF this article is occupied is as previously stated,
elaborated from memoranda made during the oP-
rered to the writer during recent solourn abroad
The chests containing the valuables have not yet
LIST Of next May. Meanw It win be interesting
day afternoon a contract was concluded by which
the magnificent Douglas mansion on Fourteenth
nearly ppoe the
OF the collection, for period Of not less than five
nor more than ten years. The proprietor OF the
next three months. so that there is little chance OF
the Cypriote exhumation being exhibited until
Spring addresses herself to the more reliable en-
jOyments Of May. The Douglas mansion which
possesses all the requisite space and dignity VIII
Central Park Museum is ready. Mr Russell Sturgis
and Mr.. West will forthwith make the necessary
alterations and repairs, and probably the magnih-
cent green house attached to the mansion will be
Transformed into gallery Tor the reception OF the
eral di Cesnolas inestimable services the Metro,
poltan Museum OF Art has rendered him formal
reception for next Monday evening, when very
interesting celebration may be expected
THE ANTIQUITIES THEMSELVES.
But oI. W Se !. earn sometSns %
the nature OF the antiquities themselves In the
1rst place. nearly all the sculptures hitherto found
in Cyprus are executed in tnat cacareous stone
the use of which for purposes Of art can be traced
in several Of the PhGnlcian settlements on the
for the most part, of Isolated figures varying from
colossal size to small statuettes The larger figures
had stood on pedestals in rows, but neither at Col
gos Asr at Dali was there any indication that
sculpture was used as the decoration of architec-
ture. Judging from the character OF the heads
Gated to royal or sacerdotal personages. The re-
mainder represent deities, among which may be
Re Pe Ul ar e
that the Golgos temple was dedicated to Aphro-
dite, and many curious female and andr0gynous
figures found there and at Dali are probably either
local varieties OF her type or connected with her
worship. Some of these statues date as far back
as eighteen hundred years before Christ Many Of
them are thought by connoisseurs to be specimens
of pseudo Hellenic art chiefly valuable for the Dor
traits included among Them a large class seen to
executed with conventional mannersm. The
figures in this style, which may be termed the
Hleratic, offer various new types and curious de-
tails in costume, and are generally SO small as to
be easily portable. few statues and heads not
being unquestionably @ more ancient than any Of the
others. An Egyptian influence IS traceable here,
and certain affinity with the earliest Greek art IS
to be detected in the remaining specimens OF the
archaic family. some of the pecullarities in these
sculptures-as, for instance, the formality OF the
hair and head-have an Assyrian touch; but, every
exception being made. the sculptures as whole
point to a local style which ought to be
IN ae
their Persian, Assyriah and Egyptian c0nquerors,
The facial characteristics of this Cyprian race are
their Jaws, q retreatlng forehead, sharp and pro-
jectng lips and chin, and pointed nose. In
many OF these statues the face Is rendered almost
sWays w1 nartaly cothed The Modelling is rude
and uncertain and lacks that proportion which the
Hellenic artist is seldom deficient IN very oIten
Is not headdress or weapon; not wreath or
eandeau, not DOW Or quiver. not 2 lions
arch@ologist might net write an Interesting
chapter. large number OF the figures are mu.
WarT0rs Sideous @ Xstartes % @ytt.s rud
mentary goddesses in burned clay dozens OF little
popular images Of obscure worship; @ toy prSces; pa
and r solemn aAhs fragments Of colossal gods and
curls of s hair and beard. There are fotiie vases,
whose Ph9nlclan origin Is proved BY the inscrip-
ike the the psythinss Of the prehistoric infant, and
works in metal OF which the two most remarkable
are the two silver bowls found at Ctium. embossed
with figures in relief and resembling certain silver
bowls in the Vatican from tomb at Cervetri.
In the temple OF Aphredite, at Golgos were found
1000 statues. Several are colossal and heroic, and
onethrd are the size of life There are statues Of
Aphrodite, Hercules and Apollo: Those Of the
goddesses form singular conectiSn . representing
Ishtar, the Assyrian Mylitta, the Babylonian; AS
tarte, the PhGniciani the strange goddess Ashto.
Greek, and Amathunta,. the bearded Venus.
The most remarkable figure in the Assyrian
Is the Of Sg0 yse
high priest OF Ishtar. The Phenician Hercules
q lion. in which the teeth have been left and run
as an ornament across the forehead The Hercules
is full Of muscular developments, but devoid Of dis
tnctive attribute even action.
one OF the first st tues discovered is that Of
priest holding doves. There is also half a statue
full length, with . head OF maize and patera
crowned with jonqus "a nower still common in
sort Is Of on
In works from the Nile. In this as in some OF the
other figures, the effect Of realistic tendency in
influence, Is obvious In the mode Of marking
the eyebrows Still another priest has his
beard and hair entwined with ornaments,
with Gorgon on his tunc, wearing q brace.
let which retains its simple Egyptian form.
On his belt is the peculiarly Egyptian winged GLOBE
Mention ought also to be made OF an Egyptian king
wearing the psche,.t or double crown and the
double ureals Of his sovereignty. There B q
fractured group of an acc0ucheDsent which is ex-
ceedingly unique. Another interesting work is
slab, cut from the pedestal OF the statue of
Hercules, representing the hero driving the cattle
OF Geryon Many OF the statues nave been colored,
and one represents Hercules on pedestal as
divinity, the staying of the dog Orthros being
painted red In the background.
MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUITIES.
This article might be prolonged to twice the
length fer which the present number OF the
any just idea of the enormous variety to be found
among the CesnOa collection. Among the miscel-
ianeous antiquities from Idaltum and G0lgas are .
large assembla2e oil statuettes OF Venus. rude and
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