New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-23

beauty. found six veetxs ago nser<nssSAoSs0
Laks. There are raznincert heads tn nrnanss
One OF tnese. representing a Hcrocfeces Il 40
absolute raaseerrtsce The features A-e ehozs E
man IN ne prime OF ltte. Ths expr>szson -
animated and vigorous. The firm. szuars 5Aua
Indicate discrimination and force OF sharacter.
The ncss. sinsulsrly enough. unlise tho srralSrx
Grecian type is distinctly Roman n b broad.
curved and prominent. and shows ehas Gresx
sculpeors we're capable OF original devsloprnenA
and We're not restricted to Conventional aca-
dennic rnocsls. This head f. considered by to
artists OF tia French School OF Athens "a De one
OF tbs fnes- specimens known of Greek scutpr.s
ure There Is another fawuffise head with =
beard. and oeaxtns hyactnthine curlz; ard also
fns head, that evidently belongs TO an unidsn-
tined statue OF deity a muse, excavatsc
last year. Additional treasures OF coins potteryl
mosaios and jewels are also announced BIZ Pre-.
fsssor Ho1eaux IN his report OF August %
The famous Venus. N the Louvre was dug IN
IN the netghboring ISLAND OF Milos and the Lou
bat marbles. being collected az DeIos. and
which each year are receiving such fnvaIuAnlel
additions offer the most remarkable examples
Of sculpture Of the scopas period Processes.
EOllesux states that the six marble archaic lions
discovered early n August are each nearly sra
feet n height. They have long backs and neclzs.
and Judging from the unpublished photograph
forwarded from Delos. resemble lsoparts OF
painters; but the experts pronounce them to Be
Hons They were found near the Sacred Lake.
and probably formed part OF cOlOnnads path
leading 20 the entrance of the Sanctuary OF
Apollo. who. with MS twin sister, Diana. was.
according TO mythology, born in the island OF
Dsloz-
It should be noted that the Creek government,
does not allow any antiquities TO leave Greece
It Is upon this condition that permission 20 make
excavations Is granted. and a single instance or
infringing this law would tpss facto annuI thu
concession although foreign savans before be-
ginning operations are obliged 70 purchase OUT
right from Greek subjects the land where theyS
intend 20 dig. Moreover. the Greek government
does not contribute drachma toward the *
| eavaticns IN Delos, which carried On in a
| moist, feverish soh, where two-thirds OF the
lRborers are frequently down with malaria The 1
cost is mainly betrayed by the Hberaltty OF the
Duke OF Loubat 90 which = added small
nual subsidy from the French government.
The Greek law prohibiting the expectation OF
antiquities IS, after all. a necessity for almost
/ al Of the finest ana Certainly the sreater mum
| Der OF the works Of art OF ancient Greece have.
/ been destroyed by The Turks or are TO be found
/ II the museums OF Europe. The Elgin marbles.
/ comprising the best part Of the friezes OF ne
/ Parthenon, are among the most important works
! that left Greece, but Lord Elgn did Greece q
/ good turn by taking them away. otherwise they
/ would have probably been destroyed By tho
/ Turkish soldieFs The French government re-
Gently sought % obtain a concession Of the Greek
/ antiquities found by the School of Athens. ar
/ Delphi and az DelOs. With the object OF plactus
/ them IN the Louvre, but finding thar this could
\ not be accomplished. the French Ministry OF
/ Public Instruction and Zine Arts has decided 20
/ found a museum OF its own In DelOs, wheres
| ewing 20 French enterprise and American monsy,
| the ancient town and seaport have already been
| exCayated. thereby bringing % light streets.
| dwelling houses. market places, monuments.
| theatres. statuary. mOsaics. columns frescoeA
4 few Els inscriptions, pottery domestic and dec-
oratfve), tablets and cooking utensils. which yrve
| With unprecedented accuracy connDleta insight
tnso the everyday life q this antique ana saH'st
/ city.
AnHaEous excavations n ne lava nstcs OF
/ vssuVius enabled science 70 reconsutute a JrS-
| cal town OF the later Roman period Betweena
4 Ponpe and Delos there Is striking parallel,
/ Owing 70 the magnificent results that have tbus
i rewarded the efforts OF ire French Scaool &c
I Athens az the very outset OF their LaooF~ az
l Delos, Apofio's sacred island bids ra1r 90 &C.
| come as fsrtils N monuments and dwellings "a
an Hellenic city during the fourth century, b c.
| as was the famous town OF the CaInpania n yuo-
I pFvfrR relics Of the domestic life OF the Roma1E
/ in the first century. A. ID. The present ~hnds-
\ have given a Tremendous impetus 70 the work.
/ II is greatly 20 be regretted, however. that ths
/ cast iron conservatism and dryasdust traditions
OF the French Academy do not permit any photo
/ graphs Of the Delos discoveries 70 be published
| until that venerable but slowly moving institu-
| ton has itself utilized them IA les pondercae
| reports. the appearance OF which n ofran de-
/ iayed for months. or even years. - d