Cilicia, its former history and present state; with an account of the idolatrous worship prevailing there previous to the introduction of Christianity . ely a baud of purple colour upon the garment, which the paintercould depict, but which for want of substance could not be shewn insculpture. This shews how erroneous theories may sometimes bear theappearance of truth, and carry conviction almost against the actual de-monstration. This fragment affords conclusive evidence, and supplieswhat has hitherto been sought for in vain. The clavus is a separatearticle (as the band of the Order of the Bat
Cilicia, its former history and present state; with an account of the idolatrous worship prevailing there previous to the introduction of Christianity . ely a baud of purple colour upon the garment, which the paintercould depict, but which for want of substance could not be shewn insculpture. This shews how erroneous theories may sometimes bear theappearance of truth, and carry conviction almost against the actual de-monstration. This fragment affords conclusive evidence, and supplieswhat has hitherto been sought for in vain. The clavus is a separatearticle (as the band of the Order of the Bath), worn over the toga, andexhibited with some satisfaction by the wearer, as seems by the hand-ling of it by the figure before us. The clavus was introduced at Homeby Tullus Hostilius ; and iti s certainly remarkable that Rome, >vithits rich stoies of sculpture, should not furnish one example of such avalued and coveted mark of distinction; but that the doubts concerning LION AND BULL. 187 it should be cleared by a terra-cotta fragment found in a distant provinceof the empire. No. 42. A Lion attacking a Bull, unique in the collection. This is. NO. 42.—LION ATTACKING A BULL. (Subject of a reverse on a Cilician silver coin.) one of the most interesting and valuable fragments in the collection: itis a work of high art, from the hands of a first-rate artist; the rage ofthe assailant and the agony of the victim are brought out of the material?with wonderful effect. The tale which it tells is more historical thanmythological. A country symbolised by a bull is conquered by an-other power represented by the lion. The same symbols are foundsculptured at Persepolis; and in Conybeare and Howsons Life of , now publishing, we have (p. 24) a coin of Tarsus with the head ofthe Emperor Hadrian on one side, and on the reverse is this very sym-bol, in the same draAving, as if it had been designed by the same author says, This coin was struck under Hadrian, and is preserve
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