. Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839. TARQUINIA. 183 aa^^ Oq^vJ or LARTHMATVES, orLARTH MATUES :— The new sovereign Matues,or the person appointed to represent him in thisceremony. He is naked, and wears buskins, bear-ing in one hand a tazza for an offering, and in theother two fillets. He has a necklace on his neck,another garland upon his right arm, and anotherupon his cap. He bears altogether four garlands,and may be represented naked, as the greatestmark of sorrow, or, as I have sometimes hoped,allegorically. The upper end of the room is divided by a falsedoor, on one side of which
. Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839. TARQUINIA. 183 aa^^ Oq^vJ or LARTHMATVES, orLARTH MATUES :— The new sovereign Matues,or the person appointed to represent him in thisceremony. He is naked, and wears buskins, bear-ing in one hand a tazza for an offering, and in theother two fillets. He has a necklace on his neck,another garland upon his right arm, and anotherupon his cap. He bears altogether four garlands,and may be represented naked, as the greatestmark of sorrow, or, as I have sometimes hoped,allegorically. The upper end of the room is divided by a falsedoor, on one side of which is a group, consisting ofa naked female dancer, with a gold and jewellednecklace, an azure fillet on the head, with blondeand short hair, and red pointed buskins. The in-scription avqVM48 £IS4^ or LARIS PHA-NURIS, probably refers to the flute-player by herside, with red fillets, buskins, and , some learned men think, relates toa fane or temple. Hence a tomb, where yearlygames were held, or prayers were made, mightalso
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