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Title: Florence and her treasures
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Vaughan, Herbert M. (Herbert Millingchamp), 1870-1948
Subjects: Art
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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238 FLORENCE AND HER TREASURES Egyptian Museum, whilst the rooms and corridors tothe right of the staircase contain some marvellous Etrus-can bronzes, vases, etc., an inspection of which will cer-tainly prove of the deepest interest. Rooms X and XIcontain the principal bronzes, the inner chamber (SalaXI) possessing a small but very fine collection of bronzestatues and figures. In the centre of the room is theChimaera, the mythical monster with the head of a goat,the body of a leopard, and the tail of a serpent, whichwas slain by Bellerophon. This most important andcelebrated early bronze, dating from the fifth century B.C.,was discovered near Arezzo in 1554 and became theprivate property of the Grand-Duke Cosimo I, at whosecommand the broken figure was restored by Cellini andits present tail added. To the right of entrance is a fineMinerva, probably of the fourth century B.C., also foundat Arezzo in 1554; and a small Bacchus with a Genius.To the left of door, a bronze Mask. In the fur

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