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 2) (London, 1900)

SCTTLPTUKES FROM CNIDOS.

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breast. The lower part of the terra is square and
tapering, and is broken short at the foot. The head and
shoulders are wanting.—From the Tomb of Lyhaethion,
Cnidos.

Marble. Height, 1 foot 8 inches. Newton, Hist. Disc, II., p. 518.

1353. Head of Eros, from a statue. Head of a boy, broken
off at the base of the neck. He has curling hair, part of
which is brought in a plait over the middle of the head.
There are traces of his fingers on the chin.—From the Tomb
of Lyhaethion, Cnidos.

Marble. Height, GJ inches.

SCULPTURES PROM THE CEMETERY.

For an account of the Cemetery of Cnidos, see above,
p. 202.

1354. Sepulchral relief, much defaced. Within a panel a
female figure is seated on a chair to the right, with high
back, cushion and footstool. She wears a sleeved tunic
and mantle, and clasped the hand of a man, standing,
who wears a long-sleeved chiton, mantle, and shoes.
A girl, draped, places her hand on the woman's knee. A
boy stands on the right, wearing a short tunic, and
holding out a scroll with both hands. The heads of the
figures are lost.

Inscribed, Vjaiov 'lovXwv . . . MeAara. The name
shows that the Greek type continued to Roman times.—
From the Ancient Church in the Eastern Cemetery, Cnidos.

Marble. Height, 2 feet 5 inches; width, 1 foot 8 inches, Newton,
Hist. Disc, II., p. 476 ; Greek Inscriptions in Brit. Mus., No.
DCCCLXVII.