New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
THE NEW DELOS ST4TUES.
Results of the Worh Carried on by
Duke of L0ubGt Fund.
Paris. October II

Paris October IL
The archaeological excavations begun in the
Cyclades island of Delos in 1876 by the French
School OF Athens, under the direction OF IL
Honaolle at present curator of the Louvre Au-
sveyJrn. came to a standstin in 1890 owing to
want of funds In 1903 the work in Delos was
resumed by NJ HomoIIe through the Hberalty
Of al American citizen the Duke of Loubat,
who subscribed annually $4,000 to the Delos
excavation fund and operations under the man
xyeuent OF NJ Holeaux, who is M Homeless
successor as head of the French School Of
Athens now being carried on with brilliant
SUCCESS. The French School of Athens owes
much to the generosity of the Duke of Loubat.
and in return the hard working. perseve:ing
young French1nen who compose it have made
such Intelligent Of the funds placed at their
disposal that already the ruins of Minerva's
sacred island have yielded a priceless harvest
OF monuments inscriptions, images, furniture
.nd coins that throw more light upon the actual
home life of the ancient Greeks than any other
modern discovery. The progress of the archaeo-
Iosical excavations in DelOs, now termed the
Greek Pompeii" has from time to time been
recorded in The Tribune and through the cour-
tesy of the Duke of Iloubat a number Of pho
tosraphs have been obtained. which give a good
idea OF some of the results that have been ac-
conplished. a general notion Of the place Is
rresen+ed nv the street of the ancient town,
unearthed by patient digging which is about
five feet In width and led from the thea
+1e to the sanctuary of Dionysius. Numerous
dwelling houses that fronted on this street are
Laid hare and the structures. styles of architect
ure and internal arrangements are dlsciosed
The peristyles Of most of the houses are sur
rounded bv rows Of stone columns, and from
the centre passaseways led to rooms of various
sizes The shops are grouped together IN sepa-
rate quarters. and are similar to those no"
seen in towns in Asia Minor They are quadt-
lateral Of two stories, and there are traces OF
woodwork
IT Was near the street of the theatre that .
marble group was unearthed representing venus
struggling with the goat footed Pan venus
smiles complacentIy as she resists the grotesque
PANS advances. and a merry little Cupio,
perched on the shoulders OF Aphrodite, turns
aside the head of the aggressor- The work Is
aIexandrine IN style and is imbued with grace
and hurnor The torso. neck and head OF this
DeIos Venus are beautiful in execution ana in
outline The work is pronounced by N Hon1oiie
worthy of high rank among the statuary OF tne
Hellenic period The group is life SIZE Ineas"1-
ing in height 5 feet IL inches
Several statues OF gods and Of men were IN
,,1e-ed besides q statuette Of female defty
.ea+es ON a throne There two remarkable
.+a.71es Of Silenus- One OF these represents
sflenus or Papposf1ene, wearing close fitting
iarnbskin shirt and draped in a cloak The heao
hes an expression Of stupid. good natured animal
bastiaIity. The feet are admirably chiseneo
The statue is of white marble, and measures
four feet in height
7. is the intention OF the French aulhofiue=
m eventually bring the statuary and obJects o'
art discovered at Delos to the Louvre Museum
>. ,-,.-s will probably elapse before this proJecl
C. aa,tzed The results of the excavations havs
.,acfaI archaeological value, because Deios wa
.,.v at once sacred and commercial. and In tne
-..,a century was the most important mercan-
.ua mort Of the archipelago Z l. d
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