The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-21
RAnE TREASURES IN ROME.

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RARE TREASURES IN ROME.
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Recent Discoveries by the Archaeological
Gersnassasn-aTee.si e.i,.ss"e y 81 Rare scnip-
TIRE Unearthed-The Atafne Of an Un- y
known Beauty.
Correspondence Of the Boston Advertiser.
: Ro.xr. January 2O.--Abput . year and
and ! half asxo. q marble female head 81
was found an the Esquiline IN . drain
khak ygaa making in that new quarter.
;Tss;s M head .l.e va stolen: the municipal
r1narniesion informed the polica of the +
TnI,s1erv the head was restored, and the
axact place where il was found was set
ar,art 3or fuller Operations ErOm GER
tain indications it was believed that
other things of value were there. On I
tl,e Monday before this Christnss. the +
MuniCipaa Archaeological C0anrnissi0n.
havinr q little money and leisure. seti
their men to work. and the number and /
valr1e of statues found are greater /
than In any previous known /
excavation. namely: Six fine statues in
rood preservation. one probably the |
most 1ooss leantifuI IN the world: 5 unique
hust or half figure of Commodus; q |
male and female bust, and any number
of fragments of fine sculpture. The col
| lection. it is Thought, must have been
in sone hall. the hoor of which gave
1Do,z a. a,, ,,pInovn time of trouble. one
| of Aha ynanv snrrowfnl sackinrs and
| hurninrs thSt Rome was subjected to-
/ durinps the periot1 of its decadence: the
] precious contents Of the hall were pre-
| eipitated into vault or cellar beneath:
tha .,-.S and stones tons of the bnildino
covered them over. and there they have
lain buried while centuries Of miserable
min and war swept over the unhappy
II Iflethroned queen city of the Roman
II world.
II The place where the statues were
found is the property called Villa Pa
Ioanbara: IL is on the right hand of the
street LEADING from st. Maria Maqpiore
ri4o Gay, fIrace IN Gfarnsalen1ne. In these
) aayoe eronns1e. Il is said by some. were
= found the celebrated group of Niobe
: and her children, now In the Ufizi al
I Florence; others say they were discoy-
!. cred near the Porto st. Paelo. But i
L il certain that the famous Discobulrs o1
. Myson. which are now m the Palazzc
I'll Massimo ALA Colonna, Rome, were
8 taken ont of the earth of this Villa Pa
4 THE uNRowN BEAUTY.
81 The most valuable figure in the col
Il lection is a female stafue. which wa.
!, frst called ssour new Venus. because
& Of its exouisite beauty: but for man,
d Ereasons it is now admitted that it is no
I 4 Venus, nor even 8 Psyche, though
8 much more like the latter. Whateve
r title NAV be given to il. this for th,
# present seems to be the opinion, that j
r is the loyeliest female figure probabl1
it, IN existence. and far more charmin,
II than the Venus de Medici. 1t is o
II course In pieces, but the pieces are al
If there. with the exception Of the elbows
q which ara sure to be found in the sam
is excavation. The torso is complete from
{. the neck to above tho right and belo,
4 the left knee. The lovely head LA
IS been placed i'm position on this torso
ID and the feet, which are attached to th
q base, which stands close by, give yo
er instantly the pose of this wonderfully
r. beautiful statute. The feet are nea
rs tooethers the left stands little bach
le with the heel raised. The arms al
Id lifted ap, and the lretty hands are occr
1e pied In arranging the hair. The lei
=, hand stca lies the knot of hair at th
50 back of the mead, WhIie th
Is right holds the end OF the hliet, Whlc
OF 1t has passed twice or thrlce around 20
,G- head; the last band of the inlet holds
az place the row OF httle Greek curtis tns
y sncIcle sne low, ciasslcA Ioreneas
@ Ihe race ls penI e nssie forward q anu
es the right; to my thinking the girl seen
er as II she were looking INTO Q fountain
- mirror. Ine e4pTesslolns OF 1ne e
9 dulsseIy IoeelJ young lace = very sss II
6, Inc peaunIul snouioeIss lnaeSu =
~ WhoAe torsos nave q me pose; tue =
ne ranging o. tne naI mas SnroWn y
pa BODY over 20 the xlgne ana brought z,
ad LETT sade forward. Ihe modelling OF =
ae body rs SIMPLY perlect, ana very nesi
oz IN the hanollng, especlany apous ~
snonlders ana armp,ss' also around Z, I,
% waist ana on tne rl8nt sioe, Wnere Y.
BODY Ii swayed over II Is q young g
III about seventeen; thus tne lorna ls uad
e Veloped, very slender ana dellcate, 10
IN giving promise of the r1chest, iove!le
y, womanhood. BESIDE her, on the rig
p sioe. = perfume Do1, OF csStas, n.
oalsles caTvga On = y, az ana : - sali, slend
= NJ 49,. oye1 walcA = .LaIown - sle oLapeE
Ahe 49, nas 3 ss1 4a R<sns @ cut upon II y
u so1nesning me e lotus tas ornament.
s1n THE GLADIATOR EMPERoR.
- The Commodus Is unique. Only 70
- - or five busts Of this atrocious Emper
~ are existing, and statue or two. La
s1 pridus Hlius, in his life Of Commodr
uU ky, 4sorr.r, al <a,.7xn1p ~ klao Ga