Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-07
FINDS IN ROME.
eoooLFo LANclaNA DESCRIBES THE
DREDGING OF THE TleSR.
The CoIored sculptures at seiinunte. sici-
iy-The Faces Were Not Paiuteh-D'
long TO the Seventh Century, IL &

The bridge Of Valentinian l.. represented
bv the modern Ponte Sisto. was one OF
the noblest structures spanning the Ded Oh
the fiber. says the London AhclTtrn. IL
was rebuilt between $3.50 and 367, A. d.. ny
luciuq Aurelius Avlanius Symmachus'
prC feet Of the city, with the spohs Of %,
Older one Of the time OF Caracala' anu
dedicated to Nalentin,an and NaIens' tnen
ruling over the eastern and western dl-
visions Of the empire. According 10
current tradition 10 was oFcTlhrOW u ~ -
great food OF 7s9. under Pope Hadfiau I.
Ia 1878 the branch of the RIVER "H.~h
flows under the hrst arch on the lcit y"
ing been diverted for toe cohsliuD tloi va
the new embaukmcnt, we iouhd a'tn-
tnian's bridge lying body on the DoS-ol'
Of the stream ia such good Order lHa' a.
mcnts OF an inscription WA'ch ldH -
one end TO the other q the sOuth p'Id-
net were discovered one after tue otHtr
Ia their proper positions. \ IIl-'ul 49,
arch which decorated the approach
- the bridge from the campus 1ial-
fms side had also been thrown
bodily INTO the river, together Win th'
bronze statues and groups US VIII - u W"
crowned. A. regards the paTapelS' CuSL
seem 70 have been divided mo pAAcS ~
projecting pllas;ers. E"IH a. .or,,'r'np
1x or eight letters OF an inscHpt'oH'
which. as have lust sad, ran from one
end 20 the otaer, and each plaster an III
scription of IT'S own, abusive TO the al"'uo
placed upon It. .,
The dredging operations having peeh
resumed IN these last months, some Iny'o
pila5ter5 have been tound-one Win no
drdlcstIon: TO the august NlcIoIS'
faithful Communion OF oar lutdS anu mas
tors. tho =. = G. r.. under the care OF
Ayianius Symmachus, cA-prtItcs Oh 'HF
ctr Near Il W., itluT tie rlght why -
the statue OF tn, Victory OK bronze gut
II is Of but little Ya.ur as a worn OF aI''
N'il! II proves once more that II pToLc'
search wa, made in that section OF me
Uhcr nearly all the statues once Inning
TIE bridge could be recovered.
THE grrtgcNrE DISCOVERIES.
Far more important than these Roman
finds are the discoveries announced from
SeIuuute In .aTlhg from the accuiiiu-
layou OF soil the inc OF wal, between
the Acrouoli5 and the soml-clrcuiar tower.
winch she best gdldc-bouks Htll persist II
describing a. q theatre, the wall nA' pecA
found butt with blocks collected at ran,
dom from the ruins of another city, ana
auOnr them three metOp"o carved III
white ,uia from the quaTues or MEM.
Considering the prominent place Wmth
the S.Nuuutlne mntODe' cNnlulteG III
tue Mu-co Rationale at Palermo oc-
cuuv M the history OF archaic arr
no nov find cannot fail 10 attract the At
teutlon oil the archaeological world. ne
rrSt one. II meter high. 50 meter Wlne'
rcprcs,ntS the rape of Europa. Inc young
woman Is clad IN long chlton, anu wears
a frInged cane on her shoulders. ana the
buu upcn which she sits j. moving from
left to right. The sea Is represented hpt
by waving lines, but by couple Of hsl
ldoluhlusy p swimming between the legs OF
tine bull. EurOpas attitude IS not WITHOUT
grace: ncr lace IS in pruhle, While JuaJ OF
the disguised goi Is full.
The second. 81 meter high, 81 meter
wide represents a winged SPHINX, WIN
| LONG hair falling on the right shoulder
| Both are IL excellent preservation. Tho
| rrlcf5 of the third have been injured III
consequence If their location on the out
| side face of the wall, and all the PROJECT
inc portions erased 10 make the biUch
even with the rest. II represented one OF
the labOr3 of llerculcs-the tanning OF tLe
bull. The chi-cl used by the mason IN
cnaciug this noble Work was 50 MILNE
tres wide. as shown by the grooves which
! corrucate the surface IF the metope.
The traces of uolychrUmy noticeable in
these metOpcs add very much TO their
archaeological value. 1hay are very liant,
and cannot be properly Analysed unlc-s
the earth incru,teI on the surface gets
pcrfectlV dry aud can be removed with
! ,mpullty. However. il Is beyond doubt
that the background of the relief repre-
ecntIug the rape OF Europa was red, aud
| red also tine inside of the ears OF the bull /;
tine ryeball, are black, and marks OF blue
/ have been noticed III the mass OF hair by
which the tail OF the animal Is terminated
/ l. seems almost certain that the portions
! representing human fie1h were not painted.
! The dimensions Of the three pieces snow
| thar they belong to one ana the same ell
! hce, thor height being the same 81 me-
! tcr1. while their width varies according To
/ their location more or less near 10 one Of
| the corners OF the frIeZe The ediice Is
unknown. The mctppes, although of bet
/ ter design and finer cut than those pre-
/ served at Palermo. are considered not to
differ very much III age from them. Ihey
| belong either 10 the end OF the seventh or
/ TO the beginning OF the sixth century IS. g..
Roman correspondents OF English and
/ French papers have announced startling
! discoveries IN connection with the Pam
/ tn.on Of Agr ppa. These announcements
! rest on a foundation OF truth. There Is No
! doubt thar the round body of the structure
I has been rebuilt by Hadrdln from the very
| foundations and II seems equally sure tnat
! the level of the celia was ~ certain
! time seven feet lower than the actual one.
| But a. the Investigations are not COM
plcte vet, II seems a better plan to collect
/ hr,t the evidence and then try dcduc-
| tons. In cases Ike this the spade aud
! hammer tell sometimes a better tale
/ than all the discussions OF the archie
! OlOgIsts.