Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . e Braccio Nuovo, though on the gem thelady is younger by a good twenty years than she appearsin the statue. A considerable addition to our knowledge of theFlavian female portraiture was made by Furtwiinglerspublication in 1900 of the unique group of a lady and herdaughter in the collection at Chatsworth. || So far thisportrait group stands alone. The mother wears the high,honey-combed coiffure of the women of fashion in Flaviandays; her little daughter has hair simply parted andthickly waved to the sides. The grouping is of theutmost simplicity ;

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Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . e Braccio Nuovo, though on the gem thelady is younger by a good twenty years than she appearsin the statue. A considerable addition to our knowledge of theFlavian female portraiture was made by Furtwiinglerspublication in 1900 of the unique group of a lady and herdaughter in the collection at Chatsworth. || So far thisportrait group stands alone. The mother wears the high,honey-combed coiffure of the women of fashion in Flaviandays; her little daughter has hair simply parted andthickly waved to the sides. The grouping is of theutmost simplicity ; it is effected by making the child * On this point see Amelung, loc. cit. p. 136, who recalls thefact that Cleopatra, likewise, appears on her coins as neitherbeautiful nor attractive. •f Amelung, Fiihrer durch die Antiken in Florenz, No. 57. % Bernoulli, ii. 2, p. 47, Fig. 4 ; phot. Anderson, 3308. II Journal of Hellenic Studies, xxi. 1901, p. 221. Reproducedhere from the original photograph kindly lent by ProfessorFurtwiingler. PLATE ( XV. LADY AND HEIl DAlCHTKi;, I-[,AVIAN EroCHTo face p. 366 Chalaicurth I

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