Zeus : a study in ancient religion . i2f. 1022. ii. 771 fig. 735. For Zeus enthroned with a lotos in his hand cp. an Arabian imitationof a tetradrachm of Alexander, showing a beardless god enthroned to left with a flovvei-instead of an eagle in his right hand (B. V. Head in the Niun. Chron. New Series 1880XX. 303 ff. pi. 15, 3, G. F. Hill in the Brit. Mns. Cat. Coins Arabia etc. p. Ixxxiipl- 50, 5)- ii. 774 n. 4. Miss M. E. H. Lloyd tells me (Oct. 7, 1922) that at Pitigliano in Grossetoduring May and June the leaves of the giglio {iris fiorentina) are hung up outside thewindows as a charm agai
Zeus : a study in ancient religion . i2f. 1022. ii. 771 fig. 735. For Zeus enthroned with a lotos in his hand cp. an Arabian imitationof a tetradrachm of Alexander, showing a beardless god enthroned to left with a flovvei-instead of an eagle in his right hand (B. V. Head in the Niun. Chron. New Series 1880XX. 303 ff. pi. 15, 3, G. F. Hill in the Brit. Mns. Cat. Coins Arabia etc. p. Ixxxiipl- 50, 5)- ii. 774 n. 4. Miss M. E. H. Lloyd tells me (Oct. 7, 1922) that at Pitigliano in Grossetoduring May and June the leaves of the giglio {iris fiorentina) are hung up outside thewindows as a charm against lightning. The plant in leaf, before being hung up, is takento the church to be blessed by the priest. Addenda 1225 ii. 798. Mrs A. Strong Treasure from Vatican Rubbish in The Illustrated LondonNews 1922 clxi. 380 fig. I ( = my fig. 1023) publishes, among other fragments of sculpture. Fig. 1023. found by W. Amelung in inagazzini of the Vatican, a neo-Attic relief of s. i , whichshows a composite divinity, carrying the thunderbolt of Zeus, the trident of Poseidon,and the sword of Ares, while behind him an eagle perches upon a large cornucopia. Seealso S. Reinach in the Rev. Arch. 1923 i. 176. ii. 799 n. 2. A fine bronze trident, which can be converted at will into a bident, wasfound in the Tomba del Tridente at Vetulonia and is figured by Milani Stud, e mat. diarch, e mini. 1905 iii. 85 fig. 415 a, b. ii. 800 n. I. A photograph of this vase with the restorations removed is now publishedby II. Schaal Griechische Vasen ans frankfurter Sammlungen Frankfurt am Main 1923pi. 30, a. ii. 802. Mr E. J. Seltman kindly informs me (Aug. 24, 1923) that he has recentlyseen a terra cotta of the same questionable sort on sale at Naples. He describes it asbeing About 6 inches high, and 4 broad. Hollow. On the back, in the centre, a roundboss with T . AT. On the front appear at t
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