Dickinson College Commentaries

Marble portrait of Agrippina the Elder

Sculpted marble head of Agrippina the Elder. Her hair is parted in the center with a slight wave to it. Beginning just above the temple it is styled in loose curls. The head has sustained damage: the nose and point of the of chine are largely missing and the lips have been chipped as well.

Staia Quinta bust (rear view)

Rear view of a marble bust of a woman. The right side of the head is shown. A series of of curls, beginning about 2/3 of the way across the crown of the head, cascades diagonally from the temple along the skull toward the nape of the neck. The bottom few inches of her hair, beginning approximately where the base of the neck joins the shoulders, transitions from curls to a braid.

Staia Quinta bust

Marble bust of a woman. Her hair is parted in the center, falling in waves to about the temples. At the temples it begins to fall in a cascade of tight curls following the contour of the skull and neck.

Amber on the Beach

Amber on the Beach

Heliades in Arbores

Heliades

Speaking Argo

Speaking Argo

The Keraunian Mountains

Map showing the Keraunian Mountains

More travels in the Adriatic

More travels in the Adriatic.

Rosemary Hulse reads Argonautica, Book 4.552-626

Roman Sarcophagus: Selene and Endymion

Carved panel from the side of a Roman sarcophagus. Selene, steps down from her chariot. At her feet lies Endymion. A woman stands over him, holding a bunch of poppies in the crook of her left arm. In her right hand she pours something from a small bottle over Endymion.