The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . e woman,draped to her feet, wears acap shaped very like thehelmets, and her hair inlong tresses before and be-hind. These figures, 14inches high, though dis-proportionately lanky, havemuch character, and differwidely from the generalityof Etruscan bronzes. Inthe same case are two war-riors of symmetrical pro-portions, one with a Greekhelmet, spear, and shield,in the attitude of attack;a number of small idols,chiefly female, and a herdof stags, hares, and otheranimals, all in bronze, andall found at a spot calledBrolio, in the Yal di Chi-ana, now recognise
The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . e woman,draped to her feet, wears acap shaped very like thehelmets, and her hair inlong tresses before and be-hind. These figures, 14inches high, though dis-proportionately lanky, havemuch character, and differwidely from the generalityof Etruscan bronzes. Inthe same case are two war-riors of symmetrical pro-portions, one with a Greekhelmet, spear, and shield,in the attitude of attack;a number of small idols,chiefly female, and a herdof stags, hares, and otheranimals, all in bronze, andall found at a spot calledBrolio, in the Yal di Chi-ana, now recognised as anEtruscan In the case beyond theMinerva are two bronzefigures of Etruscan warriors; the larger, about a foot in height,is very similar to the beautiful Mars from Monte Falterona, nowin the British Museum. His helmet has a straight cockade oneach side, flanking it like asses ears; he wears a cuirass and but the swordHere are numerous other 6 For a description of these bronzes, see Bull. Inst. 1864, pp. 139-141, BRONZE STATUE OF MINERVA, rum a AREZZO. greaves, and carries an embossed Argolic bucklerhe held in his right hand is gone 88 FIRENZE. [chap. xl. archaic figures of divinities and heroes ; one of Athene Pro-machos, in a talaric chiton: besides centaurs, pegasi, and otherchimseras, with sundiy figures of animals, among them a dogwith an Etruscan inscription on his back—probably a A pegasus attempting to rear, with a human armholding up his fore-leg, and thus restraining him, seems tosuggest that Rarey had his prototype in Etruria, centuries beforethe Christian era. The next case contains some elegant female figures, whichformed the handles to mirrors, or patera; several groups ofwarriors, carrying a dead or wounded comrade; also two wingedLasas bearing a corpse. These groups were the handles to thelids of the so-called ciste mistiche the toilet-cases of theEtruscan fair. Here are also some graceful female statuett
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