New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-25
THE STATUETTE OF Venus.

x,u.r THE INVESTIGATION OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE MICROSCOPIC SOCIETY SHOWS.
The testimony of Mr.. BRAKEMAN, the president
NJ the New-York Microscopic Society, as giVen In the
Eduardo nd Cesnola on Friday last Is gwen nero
With in full The says that after exhaustive study OF
The surfaces OF Cyprote stoneand careful and longcon-
timed examination OF the statuete or venus no has
come TO the conclusion that the surface OF the mirror ana
the surrounding drapery Is an ancient SURFACE anu @
his conclusion is susceptible OF unanswerapie soeniAo
demonstration This is the mirror when MI feuaIuon'
charges has been carved since the year 1879 Ins al
legation ON his part started the controversy Mr. biae
mans testimony will be continued tomorrow Inc YES
timony on Friday was as follows
Dr barnard requested in the latter part Of April OF
Of certain statues of the Cesnoa Collection Ia Ine
Metropolitan Museum OF Art In May ara June aob
T. cnynlianoe with this request about two nos OF ehon
aay n This study; in the summer about one we anu
from the 10th Of October until the present % ~ dis
tinguish the ancient surface OF the stone from we m
cut and discern the modcaon OF tn n bey Inc
statues have been buried .,,,,
Mr. Choate here said in answer to an oojectoh by 'r
RanRs that he claimed that It was matter capable Oh
actual demonstration whether surface ancient Ut
modern The objection overrued, and Mr. Brennan
proceeded: -,,-,- ..,..uo,,,.. .,,e.
The oolgoi stone Of Cyprus is cellular cacareons taia
that is Il is deposit Of carbonateof lime from water
Saes the material sdeposited When this stone Is cut i
has milky white color well Ing Ses arc az viewed
under magnifng power OF four dameters is about
TO the square inch. The average diameter Is aDo1t
and others irregular Some or these cells espeGaS tn
nherioal ones have harder walls than DO the OTHERS anu
hs fact gives peculiar aud unnistakaDe character 70
the stone Now when such surface bas Deen eAPoses
10 the weather certain length OF une he s0l sPd.es
hs+Teen these hard-waed cells begin TO slnK ana inc
walls stand under the eye Like craters on the SURFACE Oh
the moon Az the weathering proceeds lhe s9is inte
Iov snaoes snR into the surface beneath and develop
themselves small promnences which may 9e GaSe e
domes Later on little orinces VIII 10 toitU ,sre
submits OF these domes, indicating that the
Sas eaten it, way into them II the weatherng proceeds
these dOmes destroyed and the hard walls on &
iSe have also Investigated the action OF the SOL upon
surfaee that has been buried. II an object be
hnyed at such distance below the surface AZ W 1o
ond fine reach of water the object Is protected ana pre-
ed n water reaches and surrounds it. carries
carbonate oxide gas dissolyes The carbonate OF June N
the soil and deposits II on G s ctc oten thick
and conoeals the ancient surface sometimes the watet
has remained around the object so long s 70 dissolve t
SURFACE Ing Whole This Investigation enables TO
detect modern or an ancient SURFACE inIaioy' d.
rst saw the Little Venus Ne. 1877 in Dr. Barnards
office at Columbia College last April or n Say !, and
have examined the object itself seven OF elgh ho
The surface OF the so-Sas a sda pas an ancient s
ann am able 70 state that scientific denonst1aO
don The stains on the surface are deposits OI t =,
sonate az lime on the object during burial Know taI
nn NV general experience OF the effect OF burial
sot possible that the surface OF the mirror ana
g drapery Is a modern cut surface iOunu on te al
80 of The mirror msgnifying power OF Tour az
meters eight microscopic dots OF that car one ~
~ Remote border OF the mirror. one lust above tht
sentre and the others distributed along t.e ~
the surface There ten or twelve OF Ihese
thn NAH An inch OF the mirrors ontnei ON tne suIact
II the drapery These are unquestonaDie eNIueny0s
ntiouity There are possible means OF -
s.a denos,ts on freshy-cut surface They are on h'
urface filling In cases the cavlties va ne,
nnn, ha reIoTed from It, They be applied TO
Surface examined the surface WIN Win snb 4,
bower that would have disclosed l-looo Oh al ih0" II