New-York tribune., 1878-11-08

Ioxes and the anulets In which th0 uaushtes w .o IN
Ivur,is the results OF which YOU ein VISIT ~
The Metropolitan Museum o. Art ana woJ oecrs therein
represent the Ph9nicsn art In al us ptahcnes ou ~
in silver, Ia lead. in bronze 10 gas. " prccions
stones. so finely engraved that we oln HhrS thpdSc
realize that they are ,nc wSH oS Gems is one OF
tnose ar;s which ho author Of the Book Of Chr9nlees %
li id th King of ryre INDICATES that tho regal
vestmeu;s very Gcnly adorned WIN nc'''
THE PRCCIIABIuES or PnGNiCiAN Akf IN "a iii', =
Surh then IS a brief sketch OF the race rom "'c"
spraug the arst settlers in Cyprus or l. not the hst III
point of time ut all events the fist which nn properly ~
said % have ntized the Of the Island ana 20
have hronxbt IT into q position of comparatively
advanced civilization Considering their circumstance
Their devotion o trade aud commerce, tLer a"l %
Ur ~ co,d not Ip, expected that rhe PBGaicians In
Cyprus would create any new system o.! runio i,S"
us now any essentially distinct phase of ART JusI ~
their kinsmcn, toe taTthakehhh'' nl 81 Insi isIand
the model OF u CterN CONS ni ii' i so i'm
and i'm other respects acted did he o'rliahS, y"
Cyprus the PbGocIans devoted theiIsgnos ~ Sh"h
OF art 10 copying the p0~c,l Sgd ,posc pnI.
they came In contact In theearles tl"n tnSsc 80
bors were exclusively Assyra and Egypt ana Dy . tu
ful Inspection OI the CyUrlOe statues ~ hL ~ thrs
Museum of Art, It may he setn n what %ay ~ th,s ,h
"iher of the" natlols was seztd upon, partially mod
fled. ard reproduced with thG IdGiinn nd y e',o ont
The very striking popularity OF PhGhie'au aiI -, i'
cyprus. The Ph"Arlan o. typrs ,n'ne rti 49, eic
ments "a their design. -. , r,1
SEIZE unon the main features ~ Asyrin design ana W
the No. yOu IaYe very Mafhcd en'''utu Va ~ ~
TIE drcss ituo quite Aesyr1n, ner = ne mahnGr , o,
ldcrng the beard quite tie same - IN me sculpi'S
from Nncych atl tue ral impression Is identical.
The headdcss resembles very much thst Worn 10 ts ~
tire lclds Ike any ohcr peasant anH ia an IioDSp@h, @
Tins aeHd-rSSs was peculiar To 'he lu'''N'' ~ '''
Perhaps. Originally. the inn wou!d be TO mike purely
Eeyptam sta,ufs for trade 8lth Egypt. IN process OF
time however. this would rive way to nixuCe Of
STYLES, In wheh'the Egyp'inn the AstriHn una ,hc
Archaic Greek become blended together. The latter
naturally preGOmDating You can sec tins clearly III
mi, silver glt bowl has in the centre winged deity
sayIug q lion. The dress and hguIe 81 the day MS
type OF faca, tho figure OF tie on the attitude ana com
position Of the group arc al esseDaD OF au Assyn
character Bu the two birds which are put IN az itIto
h up the space are Egyptian ana may have somo deep
syg TDons sSR"S 2sfR slight f' En- E:ya @i'0 elecnt IN
the recumbent sphyux ana the two eartcnShes ,i ga
with inscriptions ABOVE her, placed there no doLOt -
prevent ali mistake abon hcr BENG other ihEh EH9p
ian Inc other Gsnrcs IN thiS r.Iiie lepas'gn5M b M
trc tssvran spirit. since cannot conceive any better
u circle, ile whole If which can DC seth ~ 'hen
natural Inclination would I'll, It Wih HSues OF IhIhNT'
Itself seems TO Inyit.; and tlis would DO very
we'll except that there woud Dc no emu in anu
trurlng INCIDENT Here, On the contrary, the circc -
DIVIDED uorWo parts by means OF Two li9'I' Olpo1,
huntsnen attacking Ion In f9rftt. IN Inc ihe side %
groups sucking her ca nhd bennd ma neL ,h I"D
side are horse sraNywE' wE'.,nS InG r., No naa hat
SSe5poTSTsa foa an .Ss morse III" do not
know, but Ire wait " bri"e ana saddle i,aa
not meant 10 le in any connection with tho PROSTATE
man Perhaus II s int,ndej for a Wild horse quiety
grn1nE ON sale pasture
TIE INFLUENCES or EGYPTIAN ASD AssYRIAE ART.
Is wlfbe seen that IN all cases the animals are OF
noble order such 40 suited tho Kings Of Assyria TO
hunt or 10 possess. and such are seen constantly rep
resented IA the sculptures from the royal palaces o As
syria The Assy an artists do not appear TO have been
free to- choose their own subjects tor representation
otherwise We should baye found ngures OF more
familiar animals, such as they might hayo seen
daily. But why should artists working in Cyprus not
be entirely free this materf Why should they seek
70 rrprcSru animals and which tnry in ali prob
ability could never have witnessed and could have no
interest In Tho Is tbst they merely copied -
81 lfuy as they could tho desigus OF Assyran OF hyp
tnn artl.a, who NJ. free IN the choice OF their
subjects, but had 10 work according TO the
o-,lerp OF royal masters Ia the outer AMI larger
circle the subjects represented equally divided be-
tween Egyptian and AsSy ian. though stronger Assy-
rnu chrractors given 10 the whole by use of the So
cullcd sacredtrco Tattr', whlcn Is peaed H'y a'e
In n Ihls IL not HhsOuicY copy OF tlo As
syrian sacred tree bus is rather variation OF IL which
ton since 40 ind II among the remains "a EAR
lin'l n. well In cyprus. The Ky ptan nall otthe
circle begins with figure sihyng sNphon
Def this group Is huntsDan or warrior carrying on
Il dead CumpauiHu then group ~ TWO dtitlf Saying
"A monster then nyilrr slnyluE HIJid'uf anu
lastly separated by -Acre'i-trce goddess On the
AssYrian half only animals the extreme group Al
each end conssng oi iDuOu- anlmns IN the one case
grypluns other SphyuNcs, but not the Egy,
tian SpiyllErs. Between these groups are natural
ANIMAL pair Of beIes ard Ons, both confronted IN
the hrraldc fashion, which prevailed so Largely IN
A,syrt It viii be from the Egyptian haf Ol the
clIcle that though the suiJects arc broken mp ilt"
groups yet there Is not this striking hefaidic character
In the arrangement of them.
Iu regard to the PhUniciln pottery OF Cyprus. is
eorr enough from cernin classes Of Il that designs for
the pictures at dtT both from Assyr and
Eg,pt IN The Mrtr poiitan Musoum OF Art thcre are
schnans 0f tho former representing toe saC cd tree be
tween etner two human ilgures two goals berald-
cally confronted. which Is the true spirit of AsByran
cOmnuslton, you WIN sre In tue vase.