, 1877-01-20

Very intcrestIng cxnn.fl! ot ancient Greek art
| have been found in the cemeteries at Cyrtnc,
MegsrA, Cfndus, and Tanagra,-Enany Of wh!th
! are now preserved III the museums III Europe.
These consist tt miniature figures In tcrra-eotta.
often sklllsulty modelled aud richly enlurcA.
Prof. Malla!Iy tell. Iii That these f.urincs are
ordinarily frnn, eight to twelve tuchre high, am.
represent ladies' ot. sitting and standing in
graceful attitudes, young tucn In pastoral lltc,
Atl other sueh subjects. kA~ several
collections Of t!lctc figures OH cuphnar.ls ai,d in
| cabinets IL private hoHscs at Atlleus, n.1 was
! greatly struck with tile marvellous 1nodcrns'tss
of their appca,Anrc. The graceful 'lr.l1'rry ol
the ladies' especially WAS very Ike modern drcss.
| and they lad often On lllclr hcnds Ia. round
| hats quite similar in design 10 the Eypsy hats
much worn n,uong us Of late years. But. above
all, the lair vas drnwu hack from The forehead,
not as nf1 In what Is considered t;rcck style, but
rather q Id Ea.5fHit, AZ We Used to slr Win MI
wrre yoIs,I... Many l,uii IN tIleir fal'1s large
fans. lfkr tllose which VIC "'ase "t l'cat"cks'
! feathers
It. is sus,poecu that tlIcte images wcrr used rs
toys hyt.t'rrn. a,nl perhaps ~ ornaments. Il
Is mt Et,own IL what aye they belong. but tl'c
tt,b1 IN " hrlI they lavc been found arc nIt
Iater .!lan tlc 1ess,rA century hcfnro Christ
| 1--WE tecul,'' saya I'rnf. Malsaify, Unnecessarily
tt,rnnn sack iIilo CLASSICAL .uy. spr the origin Ut
THESE figures. which in t'.ciE bright c,l.'ling-
!i's nH! t.1s VI ~ i"vu ,, i."s.''
~" .u !"Iact a H. . ,si,,+ W. En",x ~ oiti Greck
etatuary, b,t }n other rrsnrrt. arc, a. / have
Just ,lo~ sal. surprisingly modern. II their
nhihlulty ehu ne ftHS'Y ueui'!istfnitu' y WV
at ~" T., "1I. ~, t'ino. roa,," 49, t,s,w wtti,
In: sIrn,,lc,t ,nmtrr,al. AMI 1t u long s,.tnue
truu the great arl centres. they prnltirrsl tyte
ufrrree4lIng grur n1hl refinement totally fUrclgu
10 tlpir great old ,nt,lr. VARYING tn usr>t aiti.
tutr-cyrEy p'lnt Of s}yle-:ron, ordinary tiIcsk
sculpture. AMI anticipating mitch Ut .ne nlu,icrn
ideals oI beauty and elegance"
aale OF theee figures By the wotknen ~sv l.n!
tlrt,, II, MAXIM. cxcavAtun<; hrlirr their prize
lias rl.rn c,arsnonsly. Thry. canno1 lw pt1r-
rln1sch ut Athens tIr ieeh than trsIn s,th 10
| kiNJ each. At TufACra, n plare tt,ilirult fnr
travellers u rcaril they may probably br ecrrrt-
Ii rrorurtl! fcr ul,cll smaller *n1Iu fruln per
sols Wlo llaye concealed them for private sale.
|
| T., A.. ,o,,. n..-,..,,,,.I,,,, III. ,,,,,,o,,.
| !" LUG ""'ee n.N'n,p'"s1's "'h 4,us".'
u!ars' l-a'har1he cues ts'e i''.'"".ls 'ee"r"t ",
Illustration III thc strength Of cunlurai anti
unrrutal loyc: ~ remember having Ola day
.crn n ,,ronrh ,f a w,l1ow .enarutri from III
e..a - .'n a,t''. .,.,' ,,,.. 49,.
't"n" - 'He 'o'''' u!a "',-A"'H ~" 49,
rent Of the l.a"ne. female nshtsngal'' e"s"
yct on tim sw;tnminr nc Il, adr!lt In the foau ot
a.. +Ir.r .h,. ,hr null. Jviu., rx,i,r,,,y mn,
aaee''o'a'cls, 1o"o"sa ''' ''s ~ VI. "'."'
!" 'ne eaa' WIN "'''' """A ~. a'.. ~
passage 's takca' La''a'',e eoh'1he'ls ui'',l 'ne
sofFo"1ai circumstances .l'a' s",'"u'ea "'' ~
ial'ry' mining I!at Inc sne'an''"''y "ust'
tAfuseh ne taeet' MS u's'o'"t''' ~As ha''a' -
srst1lt OF thc saa"eal"s 'fl1ue''ess ~ 'ne NY
oIni,,a Inat tnse" taeh '!a!h a''u" IT,, uioM a
stauis' I'm amy "'n s ""1s' Ut ,s In,
! t"at 1HI h!rs "it'e. ~ .t.t .'i .t H., ~ X