. Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum. n each lowerangle. In the middle of the design on theground-level is a square altar withmoulded top and base, on the 1. side ofwhich is Jupiter Dolichenus, stand-ing full face on the back of a bull whichis to r. ; he holds a double axe in righthand, and a thunderbolt with threearrow-heads at each end in 1. His hairand beard are rough, and he wears acoat of mail reaching nearly to theknees. Above him on the 1. hovers aVictory holding a wreath over hishead, and a palm-branch in 1. ; shewears a long chiton with ove
. Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum. n each lowerangle. In the middle of the design on theground-level is a square altar withmoulded top and base, on the 1. side ofwhich is Jupiter Dolichenus, stand-ing full face on the back of a bull whichis to r. ; he holds a double axe in righthand, and a thunderbolt with threearrow-heads at each end in 1. His hairand beard are rough, and he wears acoat of mail reaching nearly to theknees. Above him on the 1. hovers aVictory holding a wreath over hishead, and a palm-branch in 1. ; shewears a long chiton with the r. of the scene, on the samelevel with Jupiter, is a woman,apparently also standing on an animal,of which the ears and one fore-leg arevisible ; she holds out a patera as if to pour a libation on the altar. In 1. handshe holds a sceptre ; she wears a long girt sleeved chiton and himation veihng herhead. The background and many of the details, such as the wings of Victory,are gilt. In the upper part of the design are remains of an inscription in punctured letters :. Fig. 65 = No. 226, ID- /. 0. {M DOLIC Dolic{he) NO- XIBI no tibi T- DAM T. and traces of more letters are visible on the r. ; Ht. i6-8 cm. Similarly , i. p. 629, fig. 494 ; C. I. L. xiipi. 8 (an example at Wiesbaden). Bonner Jahrb. cvii. pi. 7, fig. i, p. 63 ; Cook,7345a. Cf. for the subject, Bonner Jahrb. 107, .8 CATALOGUE OF SILVER PLATE. 227. Tablet. The form is similar to that of the Heddernheim reliefs, the upper partbeing in the form of a large tapering leaf with oblique ribs, cur^ang over at the top ;the lower part is in the form of a disc, but it is not certain that the two parts belongto the same object. On the disc, within a border of large beads between two rmgsof smaller beads, is a bust of Helios (Sol) to the front; he has thick curling hair,round which is a radiated diadem, and drapery fastened with brooches on theshoulders. Behind him are \isible the fore-parts of two h
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