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 FIGURES OF DIVINITIES. 175 physiognomy differs sensibly from that of the classic deity. Look, for instance, at this armless statuette (Fig. 113) ; ! we should be puzzled to give it even an approximate date. The rude, harsh countenance, the lion's skin about the head and shoulders, the short tunic and the garment over it, the bare legs, are all blunt and heavy in modelling. This figure can hardly be as old as the FIG. 113 Limestone statue of Hercules. New York Museum. relief with the herds of Geryon, in which the handling is much firmer and more precise ; and yet we find a quite oriental motive in one curious detail, namely, the lion's cub which clings like a cat to the flank of the hero. 2 1 CESNOLA, Cyprus, y>p. 1 5 5-156- 2 See Art in Ancient Egypt* Vol. I. Fig. 162.