Fig. 148 introduces us to another tendency of fourth
century art. The group represents Eirene and Plutus
(Peace and Plenty). It is in all probability a copy of a
bronze work by Cephisodotus, which stood in Athens and
was set up, it is conjectured, soon after 375, the year
in which the worship of Eirene was officially
established in Athens. The head of the child is antique,
but does not belong to the figure; copies of the child
with the true head exist in Athens and Dresden. The
principal modern parts are: the right arm of the goddess
(which should hold a scepter), her left hand with the
vase, and both arms of the child; in place of the vase
there should be a small horn of plenty, resting on the
child's left arm. The sentiment of this group is such as
we have not met before. The tenderness expressed by
Eirene's posture is as characteristic of the new era as
the intensity of look in the head from Tegea.
F. B. Tarbell, A History of Ancient Greek Art
