Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . k such diverse and in-teresting forms in the third century, found expressionin what is certainly one of the most exquisite works ofantique art—the relief in a lower room of the CapitolineMuseum (left of the entrance) dedicated to the MostHoly Sun {Soli Sandisshno, , vi. 718;* Cumont,No, 115). The Sun is figured here in the image of achild with grave yet tenderly expressive features framedby the hair that rises to n)eet the rays of the the bust of the boy appears, borne by the serious beauty of the composition, enhanced
Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . k such diverse and in-teresting forms in the third century, found expressionin what is certainly one of the most exquisite works ofantique art—the relief in a lower room of the CapitolineMuseum (left of the entrance) dedicated to the MostHoly Sun {Soli Sandisshno, , vi. 718;* Cumont,No, 115). The Sun is figured here in the image of achild with grave yet tenderly expressive features framedby the hair that rises to n)eet the rays of the the bust of the boy appears, borne by the serious beauty of the composition, enhanced bvtheadmirable relation of the group to the background, ison a par with the finest Greek reliefs. (Plate XCVI.) Altar in Capitol dedicated to Sol Serapis.—Withinthe same order of ideas comes the altar in theCapitoline Museum dedicated by the augur ScipioOrfitus to Jupiter Maximus Sol Sarapis (, ; Helbig, 535 ; Altmann, Grabaltare, No. 249).! • Dessau, ii. p. 173, No. 4337. t Dessau, ii. i, p. 181, No. 4396. I>I,ATK \(vr. I SEVERUS TO DIOCLETIAN 313 Fortunately the monument, which was found near in the Via Appia, can be dated, for thesame Orfitus appears again as augur on another in-scribed altai% found on the same spot ( , vi. 505 ;*now in the Villa Albani), as having celebrated theTauroboUa in the year 295 The oak wreath (PlateXCVII.) within which the inscription is placed is ofextreme naturalness. Its beautiful leaves, acorns andfluttering tasnicc are not unworthy of comparison withexamples of the Augustan period. On the panel at theback is a scene which has not yet been satisfactorilyexplained. In the background appears a squarecrenellated enclosure—a kind of fenced garden orhortus inchisus, the trees of which are seen above thewall. The festal occasion is indicated by the garlandhung up along the walls. In front of the city gatereclines Terra, the Earth, with her lap full of fruitand a child at her side, as we already know her
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