New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08

resented 70 him Elpis iHopeJ has had object In
tended 10 represent mirror added tO n by carving IL IN
the (hough elsewhere says tue addition was
made OF paste aud applied O the satuette that the OBJ
ect OF the addition was TO indicate That tue ure rep
resented ApnrDdie AMI that the motive was 10 show
that the worship Of Aphrode had continued at Gogoi
I'm the Greek lines. He stys " The excavations IN tue
temple OF gOi brought ight many tations
OF private individuals and various Pagan diynites put
no unmistakaDle Greek Venus" Now, his lmOllcau0n
OF motive my part to enh NEE the value OF he col
lection by making such q VEINS, and bis Ignorance
posed or by the simple fact that one OF the
statues IN the museum l. .Ie--Ie ApnroaiIe eR-
csvated at GOlgOi, whore Mr II rdent says no un,
misrakaDle Greek Venus" was found rus specimen OF
the period OF Greek art s so unmstakabe nat she
bears the winged CUPID IN her arms. IL Is U , U
most conspicuous objects In The museum anu though
mutilated there has been no Thought OF attcmpu2 70
restore IT, But let me say mere most elnpnt,oS IN.
n IA absolutely OF 40 Importance WuattE9r WuetD3r
among the found In the Temple OF G0lg0 there
IL or Is not Greek Aphrodte' Inc presence "a ~ q,
STATUE does ~ The slightest degree add 10 the Vade
Of rhp collection IL OF ltle consequence a. com
pared win other more important objects that athvusn
10 given Illustration IN my book, IN tue chapter
on Gogo', did not think 1t necessary to describe IT,
But Mr.. Fenardent says that he was tod the
mirror on the stGtuette carved over some
Is .tll another distinct statement with regard 10 the
formation OF tnis remarkable mirror. Blu ne does not
give the name OF the person VINO told him 80. am
Guite certain TINT ever told him But nc has
becI told that the mirror the statuette has always
,,,i, i,l.e tblt the r,paIrer OF the museum
ever Oid ann that anybody else carved the lines
around ne Mirror to make It clearer.
" Bdt," the General continued reuarurhl says th4t
i'm tbr sam er O SO ne tIr -atuette "a hs h1id,
~ 80 me Inc paste over the mirror vas s,ill sOft
",, i Vim ina nah he tics cut througa the sou
coatag Il tins i tru-, the marks Oi Lis udi hSt rth
o. apparent Take any OF his statements respecting
" i,,,f..t,r,. mi. mirror or taoe tne arsuricst
tuat some dust made from the same KIND % ma eial as
the stitJ. te h1d oeeu mNc up With ,'me Hq .n ".4
applied o. tnat -ne.ia place mo" ea'i II "o"i" Dc %
W.gl ION be wilkins t, have this s,otuette put IN
q" Y.s7 t.p General emphouca.ly answered " whole
yarr Won like tuf Nr. teaarde1t end'aNots q cor
yey IT, idea roat the anita have peeu tam 'eted
% 70 .fIf
db.iraity THIS man tal1s Ike I'D et' a. ne u.s. lac
90, ec ION NOT FOR sac. Nnn need t1'ra 70 cna.ce
what hes LONG been Known drd appreciated 40 IS true
ya ne throIEuDut tno ciVluI.d Worut IL L.s pe,A
glortiat IN evs ~ iansua ke OBJ giuseppe N'"' u"
an, yDu an lca Low tn.rJn-ly CONSCIENTIOUS nave
been all thar relates 90 Tie collie no.; one oi me
which dr. Birch. "a Il rector N the Buusu Mu,cum, ma
one Of tne greatest living Eypt.ofs's, c9rs4eie.
III about 500 b. G.. Wnca tue rrDarer came % c,rau
DC le .ouai tAe lett arm an In.crpton I'D Cl ,ote
500 v,.is at-r. How easy would have been 10 e.
nauc. the value By celebrating the INSCRIPTION Ana
yct Nii. Fch I"rit ~ "a ~ "a 0 4,,-,t,.t
Heee thai 1 would camper with an mslsnihcdDl
lie General continued: Among NJ. FeuarIeuts dis
timer cnIes is tue joining together oil antique nag
mcuts when yer we're mrtLt 20 DE Iu together nul
are now worked mp n order 20 give better app arinee
to iue co-c lon TIls man seems to nave no cOucep-
ton OF what found M the Temple ~ GoSo Tie coos-
sal ana smaller ncad, In the museum, numb rms sew
era hundred all mad bodies. all the fragment, OF when
American traveller VINO visited me 10 cyprus WIZ fecd
| tue immense number Of these fragments II me I'VE
I
10 Employed my leisure III selecting RON ths mass
the us nE parts belonging to the statues atrtady I'D
NeW-York OF which mad photograph 10 ala me n the
-tarcn There been no such miscellaneous PA. ing
together F-uardent charg Nothing va, secessdt}
bm1 the s4lrctlou OF me pieces when evidently be.
Ion r-d 20 and which exactly led The original ana mu-
tiaIed objects. WHAT ne says about the alteration OF
statues the museum l. untrue. Al the RESERVATIONS
nave been made conscen tiuusy and properly Hnd are
snch Is are made m all European Museums II rs udi-
cros for mere dealer 20 bring such charges when the
best archie Of both lem spAeres nave uy rec
ognscd mat no one Is more competent than the dis
coyerer himself make the proper restOrauOns. Feu-
ardent assumes have found IN Que Iday imperfectonS
mn work 10 which have devoted my time and studiOus
attention for fourteen years. He evidently igOr-
anr of the work winch has been done within year,
since the removal OF the collection from fourteenth
where some objects were temporarily put together
! by An INEXPERIENCED re pairer"
" VIII this matter come before the trustees OF the nu-
/ scum I" / asked.
Most certainly. At the very first meeting shall ask
the trustees 10 make thorough investigation OF the
whole matter"