The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-28
RECENT DISCOVERIES 1T OLYMPIA.
Some Inveiunbie Links Ia the Study OF the
Origiu OF Greek Art.

F-or ne is','emy
According to tho Instructions received
from tho directing committee Mt Berlin. tho first
aim of tho operations conducted this year by
tho now chict Of tho German expedition at
aud complete the clearance OF the ground nj
rnndy oxctvntrd in front ~ either end OF the
Trmpln q Hrus. Rich surc"ssce hnvo already
rewarded thosN renewed lal,Ore. On the cnet-
crn side. the demolition of tho wallis Of the
byzantine sctil, mcui has yielded n large mum
her 81 fragments tut most ~ them small. nnl
among them only ono witch could h" immcdi-
. ai ly Identified IA belonging ~ tho sculptures
Of the pod mcnt group, this wte part Ot tho
Another wall. however in the snnic noIghbor-
hood. hut tuither north. starting from the soo-
and composed Of indiscriminnie Fragments OF
cOumna and figures. hrs Welded thr. drnped
statues Of the Roman period. all found within u
for tho heads: two OF thom are female fgurls'.
md brur the nnmcs Of Athonlan workmrn-.
Eroe and Autos Scrtos EratOn-- ih,~c wrro found
on October %. Tho third n nlalo figure. only
came to light on Nov. II. md. Mt tho tm0 OF our
ndvicrs. wns not sufficiently cx,ric9tcd TO mako
II certain whether II bore an inscription or moi.
Bu, by flr the most important Of the dIsrovc-
rics have been madc IA tho dicginga to the
west or the temple. These. taking them in
chronological order. have been as follows: On
Oct 10 the middi. portion OF one OF the groups
OF Centaurs and lapuh women from the pcdi-
mont Of Alkamcncs; this fits with two other
splendid friWmcnts found last sen-on. and
gives us tho group ALMOST complctH Tue Com
tanr has graspcd tho 1.aplth maiden with his
left arm. and thrown both his forel"gS about
her she has seized the ravshcr by tho beard
and strivcs hard to forco biz drunken ,hcad
away from her. II II remarkable that while the
upper portion OF this group was found in tho
most nOrthery situation Of all last Seasons dis
coverics. the new portion lay moro than nifty
yards ofr, at distance o. about thirty yards
west southwest OF tho southwest angle OF tho
temple.
On oct. 23 there followed q still more for,u-
natc nnd-that OF the whole body. wanting only
the right arm and legs below the knec. Of tho
beautiful somewhat archaic Apollo. who occu-
pind the middle place OF tho prdmcnt among
tho combatants. and whose head only had been
found last year On OFT. 26 there cnnic to light
tho head of Ccntaur. somewhat injured. but
full OF character and oi gront interest because
II serves to complete tho group corresponding
to that last described. which had Its place next
to tho Apollo on the other side. md which Is
supposed TO represent III" bride Dei,iamia and
tho Centaur show thnt he ia represented IA
wearing u jewellers garland, probably oi
bronze few more hnnds and iert are all the
additional finds that bolong to tho pcdimeni
But on Oct. 81 an important piece Of another
| kind was discovered in the shape o. an archaic
bronze head. about six inches high. INTACT
! wearing beard and mDusta rho. and having the
hair trcatcd in long plaiied locks on the shout
| the forehead. LASTLY. and to the student OF
| archaeology perhaps most Interesting uf all. a
| largo bronze plato measuring eighty hvo cent?
metres in height. anl in width ,hiriy.fve cent?
metres ut the top and twcnty-six at the bottom
This unique, specimen of art u wrought with
four rows ~ ngurcs In relief in an extremely
| archaic style corrc-ponding To that OF tho ear
! lest so-ralcd Corinthian vases. and. ~ we may
| infel from hc description Of PauSanias. IN that
| Of the chest yof CypSclo>. In the lowest com
partmcni app arr u four-winged female ngur'
| who in either hnnd holds up u lion by the foot
| In tho second llcrnklc- rs "A knccling archer
| shooting n flying tcntnur. and without his lniel
| attributes OF tho lions hide and club: In IN,
| third compartment inward two grilins faeinl
one another. and in the upperm9st conn art
ment two eagles. II cannot be- doubted tha
| this. tho first discovery oi i- kind mude N
| Oympin, II d'~unclio FURNISH nm invaluable
| link In the siuiy-iOr which the materials ar,
! only nov heginnn. a. b. collected and com
| parnd- OF thc origin, 81 Greek art.