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tween the windows, half of a colossal helmet in the shape of a
Phrygian cap, from a trophy found in the Lake of Nemi near Rome.
Room III. Bronze Figures. Larger works: *Torso of a youth
(Apollo?), of the end of the 5th cent. B.C., found near Salamis;
*Boy praying, the arms restored (the 'intention' therefore uncertain),
purchased by Frederick the Great and formerly in the palace of
Sanssouci (p. 194); *Torso of a draped female figure, early Hellenistic,
found at Cyzicus (4th cent.); Figure of Hypnos (god of sleep), an
excellent replica of a work of the 4th cent. B.C.; Running boy
wearing a wreath, of the early Imperial period, found in the Rhine
nearXanten. — Small bronzes: in the first isolated cabinet, *Objects
from the celebrated sanctuary of Zens at Dodona, comprising an
archaic statuette of a youth (6th cent.), two figures of warriors,
Zeus as thunderer, with green patina resembling enamel (ca.500B.C.),
a seated mamad (end of 5th cent. B.C.), and a statuette of Zeus (4th
cent.). — By the entrance-wall are works of archaic Greek art: Aphro¬
dite with flower, from Sparta; Dancers on a dining-table; Youth
(Hermes?) with ram, from Crete ; small Arcadian figures. Statuettes
of the 5th cent.: Goat-headed Pan; Aphrodite with a dove; Girls'
figures as the handles of hand-mirrors; Two heads of youths; Her¬
cules, recalling the Farnese statue. — Statuettes of the 4th-1st
cent, and of the early Roman period: between the windows Theseus
with the Minotaur; by the exit-wall: Satyr from Pergamon; slaves,
negroes, caricatures in the style of Alexandrian art; Mercury from
Lyons. — By the back-wall statuettes found to the N. of the Alps:
Dionysos, silvered, from Pomerania. — Utensils decorated with
figures; tripods, vessels, folding mirror.
Room IV. The chief object here is the **Hildesheim Silver
Treasure, found in 1868 on the Galgenberg near Hildesheim, con¬
sisting of Roman plate of the time of Augustus. Some of the ob¬
jects possess great artistic merit, particularly the round dish with a
relief of Athena, the large cratera (vessel for mixing), the cups
with masks, and the laurel cup.
Room V. Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Gold and Silver
Ornaments. Small golden plates with archaic designs, probably
made in Crete. *Gold treasure found at Vettersfelde in Lower
Lusatia. Objects from a Celtic tomb near Birkenfeld. Fragments
of a silver vessel with embossed ornaments and rich gilding, a Greek
work revealing the influence of Persian art (ca. 400 B.C.). *Trea-
sure of the early Imperial period found at Pedescia in the Sabine
Mts.: gold bracelets in the shape of snakes, rings, etc.
Room VI. Silver ornaments from Luxor (2nd cent. A.D.): large
silver dish with hunting-scene in the middle and a frieze of masks
and animals on the margin. Decorations (phalerse) of a Roman
officer, found at Lauersfort. — We now return to Room III and
proceed to —