. Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum. Fig. 66 = Nos. 227-229. a long chiton reaching to the feet; her head is mostly wanting. On the leaf arcfour rows of perforations in place of the usual raised dots. Ht. 26-5 cm. Similarly acquired. Brit. Mus. Guide to Exhibition of Greek and RowanLife, p. 54, fig. 45. The leaf is much broken, and nearly half is wanting, including partof the design and the surrounding edges ; it is now in five separate pieces. VOTIVE OBJECTS. 59 229. Tablet, similar. Form as the preceding. On the broad end of the leaf is a figure
. Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum. Fig. 66 = Nos. 227-229. a long chiton reaching to the feet; her head is mostly wanting. On the leaf arcfour rows of perforations in place of the usual raised dots. Ht. 26-5 cm. Similarly acquired. Brit. Mus. Guide to Exhibition of Greek and RowanLife, p. 54, fig. 45. The leaf is much broken, and nearly half is wanting, including partof the design and the surrounding edges ; it is now in five separate pieces. VOTIVE OBJECTS. 59 229. Tablet, similar. Form as the preceding. On the broad end of the leaf is a figure in relief of Mithras to the front, holding a patera in r. hand and a pine-cone in 1. ; he has thick straight hair falling each side of the face, sleeved chiton and another garment over it, chlamys falling over the chest in front and caught up on thel. arm, and high boots. At his r. side is a cock to 1., and behind it a small altar on which a fire burns. On the leaf are rows of raised dots. Ht. 26 cm. Similarly acquired. Brit. Mus. Guide to Exhibition of Greek and RomanLife, p.
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