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Archive Reference (shelfmark) 647.a.1 Subject Museum Collections: British Museum, London Level [40] File

1. 647.a.1(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(61)
Title:
Bacchus. Height 5 feet 9 inches; found in the Temple of Bacchus. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography 'This statue is remarkable for the admirable preservation of the face. The form has a certain effeminate beauty, though the style is somewhat mannered and meretricious. The drapery is carelessly executed, especially at the back. When it was first found, red col...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

2. 647.a.1(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(62)
Title:
Apollo Citharoedus. Height, inclusive of plinth, 7 feet 6 inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This statue was found … in the Temple of Apollo, and originally stood on a lofty base within the cella. The god is represented in a musing attitude, as if pausing between the strains of his music … This statue is probably a copy from some celebrated original, a...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

3. 647.a.1(63)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(63)
Title:
The Emperor Hadrian (?). Height 6 feet 7 inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This plate represents a male personage clad in a mantle thrown over his left shoulder, under which the folds of a chiton are seen on the breast … This head is evidently a portrait, and appears to be intended for the Emperor Hadrian, though the likeness is not a...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

4. 647.a.1(64)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(64)
Title:
Head of Pallas Athene. Height 1 foot 2 inches [and] unknown male head with inlaid eyes. Life size. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of The left hand figure of Pallas Athene or Minerva was found in the Temple of Apollo; the precise find spot of the inlaid head is not stated in the caption text.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

5. 647.a.1(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(65)
Title:
Head of Cnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus, Propraetor of Cyrene. Life size. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This head was found in the Temple of Apollo, in the western half of the cella. With it was found a marble base, on which was graven the inscription … recording the dedication of a statue, by the people of Cyrene, to Cnaeus Lentulus Marcellinus … As a specimen o...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

6. 647.a.1(66)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(66)
Title:
Bronze iconic head. Life size. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This head is in very fine condition, and a most interesting example of ancient portraiture in bronze … It was found in the Temple of Apollo, on the original floor of the eastern part of the cella, 11 feet beneath a mosaic pavement superadded in Roman times...'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

7. 647.a.1(67)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(67)
Title:
Aphrodite. Height 2 feet 4 inches [and] Cyrene [female torso]. Height 1 foot 3 inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Both these statuettes were found in a large temple near the Stadium, with some other fragments of sculpture of a very fine character.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

8. 647.a.1(68)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(68)
Title:
Iconic female figure. Height 6 feet 6 and a half inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'Though this figure has rather an imposing effect at a distance, near inspection shows that it is very coarsely executed. The proportions are very clumsy. It was found in some ruins on the north side of the Temple of Apollo.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

9. 647.a.1(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(69)
Title:
Bust of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. Height 2 feet 4 and a half inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This bust is well sculptured and in very fine condition. The features are intact … This bust was found on the site of a building marked 'Palace' on the plan, but which, from the number of Imperial busts discovered in it, was probably an Augusteum.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

10. 647.a.1(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(70)
Title:
Bust of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Height 2 feet 4 and a quarter inches, inclusive of plinth. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This bust is in very fine condition, having sustained no injury except the fracture of the neck … The hair is skilfully disposed in clustering masses, and the general treatment of the head is simple and dignified … It was found in the building marked 'Palace' o...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

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