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)

SCULPTURES FROM CYRENE. 239

The left hand is somewhat drawn back. Some object,
perhaps part of a stump, was attached to the left thigh.
An armlet is on each arm. The head, right hand, left
arm from middle of upper arm, right leg from middle of
thigh, left leg from below the knee are wanting.— Temple
of Aphroditd, Cyrene.

Marble. Height, 1 foot 3 inches. Smith anil Porcher, p. 102,
No. 57.

1425. Ideal female head, perhaps Aphrodite. The hair is
bound with a narrow fillet, from under which it is waved
to each side to the bick, where it is confined in a mass in
a cap, called opisthosphendone. The nose is injured.—
Temple of Aphrodite, Cyrene.

Marble. Height, 6J inches. Smith and Porcher, p. 102, No. 58.

1426. >Somnus or Eros. Upper part of recumbent figure of
winged boy reclining asleep, with his head resting on his
left hand, and holding two poppy heads in his right hand.
He has a small chlamys, and lies on rocky ground.—
Temple of Aphrodite, Cyrene.

Marble. Length, 6J inches. Smith and Porcher, p. 102, No. 59.

1427. Dolphin, from a group. The dolphin has its head
down and tail in the air. The right hand and wrist of a
female figure, probably Aphrodite, are seen resting on the
tail of the dolphin.—Temple of Aphrodite, Cyrene.

Marble. Height, 1 foot 2 inches. Smith and Porcher, p. 102, No. 60.

1428. Youthful male torso, from the neck to the waist,
slightly bent to its left side. Long ringlets fall on each
shoulder. The soft fulness of the forms suggests an
attribution to Dionysos, but the place wherejthe torso was
found argues in favour of Eros.—Temple of Aphrodite,
Cyrene.

Marble. Height, 0J inches. Smith and Porcher, p. 102, No. 61.