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Smith, Arthur H. [Editor]; British Museum <London> / Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities [Editor]
Catalogue of sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Band 1) — London, 1892

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BRANCHIDAE.

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the ends pass in contrary directions over the left shoulder.
The sleeves of the chiton are bordered with a key pattern,
which is doubled along the seam.

On the right leg of the chair is the inscription :

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Xu/3t;s ei/^t 6 K/\e(i)crtos Teix<,c(v)o"(cr)?7S apY_os • ayaXfxa to({))

'AtToA/YojVOS.

" I am Chares, son of Kleisis, ruler of Teichioussa.
The statue is the property of Apollo."—Sacred Way,
Branchidae.

Parian marble ; height, 4 feet 10 inches. Newton, pi. 74 (left) ;
pi. 97, No. 72; II., pp. 532, 784; Mansell, No. 614; Rayet
et Thomas, Milet et le Golfe Latmique, pi. 25; Dieulafoy, L'Art
Antique de la Perse, Part III., pi. 15 ; Wolters, No. 6 ; Kirchhoff,
Studieu, 4th ed., p. 19; Eoehl, I.G.A., 488; Roberts, Greek Epi-
graphy, p. 163 ; Palacographical Society, Facsimiles, I., No. 76.

15. Male figure, seated on a chair, with left hand on left
knee, and right hand by right thigh. The head and
right hand are wanting. The figure wears a chiton with
sleeves and a mantle which passes under the right arm,
while the ends cross the left shoulder in contrary direc-
tions. The fine folds of the upper part of the chiton are
indicated.—Sacred Way, Branchidae.

Parian marble ; height, 4 feet 2 inches.

16. Female figure, seated on a chair, with hands on her
knees. The head and feet are wanting. The figure wears
a sleeved chiton with a diploidion and a veil. The sleeves
terminate with long folds. The veil falls down over the
shoulders, in numerous folds.

In attempting to indicate the legs with greater detail
than his predecessors, the artist has rendered them as if
 
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