The restoration of Furtwängler, according to which the goddess rests her left arm on a column and holds an apple in her hand, has for a long time

SALOMAN’S LATEST RESTORATION.

been considered the most probable, and yet even this can scarcely be regarded as satisfactory.

RESTORATION BY SALOMAN.

Mr. Geskel Saloman, a Swedish archeologist, also places a column at her left side and uses it for her elbow to rest on. In consideration of some ancient descriptions of a dramatic ceremony performed

VENUS SENDING OUT THE DOVE.