Narcissus.

Other small and graceful statues in the same material are the Narcissus, the Hermaphrodite Apollo, Fortune on a globe, the group of Bacchus and Ampelus, &-c. The attitude of Narcissus, and the earnest expression of his face, as he listens for the voice of Echo, are admirably rendered. It is considered one of the finest works yet discovered at Pompeii. The annexed plate will convey an idea of it.

Pompeii has yielded but few marble statues of any note; but some of those discovered confirm the opinion that the ancients sometimes coloured their statues. Thus a statue of Venus leaving the bath, naked from the waist upwards, and wringing her dishevelled locks, discovered February 16tb, 1765, has the hair painted yellow, round her neck is a gilt necklace, the breasts and upper part of the stomach are also gilt, whilst the drapery which covers the lower members is painted blue. On the same day was discovered close to this statue the bronze bead of an old man on a marble hermes, the eyes of which were formed of some white substance, while the pupil was of black, glass or some transparent stone. A small marble statue of Bacchus, found behind the cell of the temple of Isis, February 8th, 1766, had the hair, eyebrows, and eyes partly painted, partly gilt; the grapes which formed a garland round his head were also coloured. On his neck was a gilt necklace, round his arms and wrists gilt bracelets. The goat-skin which hung from his shoulders was covered with gilt spots; his buskins were partly coloured, partly gilt; the tree against which he leant, and the tiger which stood near him, were also tinted. Another larger marble statue of a woman, also found in the Temple of Isis, had the flowers on her head, her bracelets, and the upper part of her vest, gilt; whilst her girdle and the lower part of her dress were painted red, with gold ornaments. A colossal statue of an emperor, in Greek marble, discovered June 22nd, 1853, had the hair painted red, the mantle purple, and the buskins black. There were also traces of colour on the statue of Holconius found on the pedestal at the bottom of the street which bears his name, and on that of Eumachia discovered in the Chalcidicum.

It may be inferred from the parts of another marble statue, nearly-the size of life, also discovered in the Temple of Isis, March 4th, 1766, that the ancients used sometimes to dress their statues. The parts found were the head, having earrings in the ears, the left hand, the right arm and hand, holding a bronze sistrum, and the fore parts of the feet. From the appearance and position of these fragments, it was evident that they had never formed integral parts of a marble statue, and as no remains of the body were found, it is conjectured that it must have been of wood. In this case the statue must have been so draped as to conceal all but the marble portions of it.

Curule Chair; from a picture in Pompeii.