New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-14
CYPRIOTE ART.

Aniiochus with the lost prize, his heart, as Homer
tells us, was jOyed.
A. IN growing crop OF wheat when all the acres oiistr
A dew, descending GENIAL the ears doIh warm anu
soften.
With such warming of the heart does the lover
of archaeology see the admirable lectures OF General
Cesuola upon our Incompatible Cyprote collection
placed before the pdblic with such fulness as III
The DAILY tribune and the Extra No. ~. WINE
interest in them is still fresh permit me few words
upon some points there discussed.
Let us begin with the silver bowl of PhGrician
style which adOrns with its numerous scenes tne
first page of the Extra. OF this, General Cesnoia
saws: "The natural inclination would NIL IL the
zoucl with figures all moving around III line as the
circle seems to invite" Such IS really the simpler
form, and examples of it are not want
ing III these PhDnician bowls themselves
while they are quite numerous in the
limitations upon the Greek vases OF early
style But when groups are formed. these are sep'-
rated from each other IN various ways; sometimes
by the bars of panels as in the huge vase from
Curium sometimes by heraldic sphlnxeS, as on the
Dodwen vase where also a large water bird IL EN-
ployed for the same purpose; sometimes by otheI
animals. and by trees, as in one OF the Nilhro"
bowls concede that it is the last mode OF division
which the artist has intended. namely, by the
means of trees in the second zone ef the bowl rep
resented III the Extra. The tree is naturally adapted
to the scenes of this zOne and 1t is used to DIVIDE
nearly all the groups of the outer zone. we
shall have, accordiningly, somewhat different
division from that gwen in the lecture. Tor Tue
groups Of the inner zone and it will consist or hVe;
the sphinx the two bullocks III battle, the TWO
walking the lion over the PROSTATE man, and lastly
the lion hunt closed at one end by the horse ana al
the other by the COW. Such figures as
II l.. nd lplu
are very common in the vase paintings even where
there is a seeming incongruIty between them ana
the main group. The animals here should be com
pared with those upon the sarcophagus page eight
of the Extra. The horse is grazing here rs there,
and has no connection with the group o. the lion
over the PROSTATE man. In the outer zone OF the
bowl, one group is said TO consist of two deltleS
slayng a triple monster" This is incorrect. II Is
a PnnnicIan rendering of group occurring several
times on the facades Of Egyptian temples ana
represents the King staying prisoners III the pres
cnce of god II is figured by Lubkc History oil
Sculpturcl with the same hawk-headcd god, and
with prisoners ten in number kueeIng IN
the same posture IA here. The king grasps
them by the har Of the head in the same
attitude, but he wears the double crown
instead of the fo.thcrod hcaa-drcsS with
Uraci rs on the bowl. Sharpe gives one where the
L.,
hs lofty ncad-drcss. Such representations were at
one time supposed to show that human sacrifices
were IN vogue among the Egyptians; but WIlkIn-
son presents q group where the prisoners stand, aud
are armed. which proves 10 10 BE- mere allegoucal
picture. illustrating the power of king. IL re-
mind, us III another way of Caligula' wish that the
whole Roman people had but one head, that be
might be- able to sever % al single blow. j Is IN
crcstIng 10 note that q similar group Is found on
one OF the bronze bowls of PhUu!cILn manufacture
discovered by Mr. Lavard AT NImrod. in the palace
OF AsshuG-ua,Ir-pal. whose reign belongs TO the pc
nod Of ssG-SGl b. G. The King wears the crown
OF Lower Egypt; the deity O., hum-n-headcd. aud
is crowned with the suns disk.
Now let Us turn to the sarcophagus from Golcos
in which the lecturer found so many puzzhng
things. The connecting link that unitcs the bas-
relef Of the four faces appears to be the fact that
its fiual occupant young man of note. fond OF
the chase and the banquet, but perhaps cut Oh In
the prime Of life by the hurryiug demon Of death.
At one end we may see him perhaps taught To drive
the fourth. hand, ~ either side enjoying the ban
quct and hunt. while at the opposite end The catls-
trophc Is symbohcally pictured. Now, apply TO tn"
hunting scene and the Mcdu-a scene the same prIn-
cipe Of the division Of groups claimed above IN the
case of tie bowl. aud the main difficulties vanish.
The hunting scene plainly depicts two different
events pcrhap, actual in the life OF the occu-
pant, and the artist has separated these into
two groups by the rooster Nor can We
deny that there is certain appropriate
ness in the selection Of the means; for what
can better typIfy "a wel-caTnCd victory than the
lordly creature here Tcprcscutedi The cock also
has a special connection with gymnastic exercises
among the Greeks, and was an object of worship
in the East The lecturer mas well said, IN cOnuec-
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merely copied as slIfully as they could the
Assyran OF Egyptian design therefore the animals
were such as suited the kings Of Aseyrla IN the
hunt and were not such were familiar 10 them at
home. But in the sarcophaGus we see what the
bold aud independent Greek has naturally done,
when cmancipatcd from such influences. lustcad
of lions he has given the boar and the wild bull,
which were doubtless common IN the mountain
range of Olympus which stretched ITS spurs about
the City of Gogos. The animals at each extremity
of the scene have been accounted for above As TO
the use of the chase the boar hunt upon the
Dodwel vase already mentioned is instructive.
The names of the participants written in archaic
letters show that il is not the CalydOnian Hunt
nor is IT otherwise known. Philon has been over
thrown by the boar aud lies PROSTATE beneath its
huge body. PIphOn is in the act Of shooting at the
boar with his bow and arrow from behind. lie
wears hIgh-CICStcu helmet Cuildh~, EfcdFcs Hnu
a quiycr and be has already pierced the boar with
three arrows. Behind him stands Audrutos hurl-
ing his spear with the exception of the helmet he
has the same arnor as Paphon and, in addition, he
presents upon his left arm a round shield like those
on the sarcOphagus. Thcrsandros fronts the animal
and perces his head with sword. One of the
bowls of PhGnician style from the Etruscan Regu-
lni-Galassi tomb exhibits scene with many
striking snlarties. XenophOn tells us, too, that
the Perslans accustomed 10 go to the hunt
armedwith bow, culver, two spears and a shield.
The dImnutiye size of the bull and boar on the
sarcOphagus Is remarkable as If the Egyptian prlu-