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 3) (London, 1904)

MUSES.

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is seated to the front on a cushioned seat. A piece was

added in front of the left leg, and is now wanting.—

Budrum (Halicarnassos).

Parian marble. Height, 11J inches. Obtained through A. Biliotti,
1876.

1690. Lower part, from about the knees, of a draped female
figure, probably a Muse, standing to the front. The
figure rests on the left leg, and had the right foot
(which was a separate piece attached by a dowel) slightly
raised. Hellenistic work.—From the Temple of the Muses,
Cnidos.

Marble. Height. 1 foot h inch.

1691. Head of a Muse, wreathed with myrtle. The hair is
brought in small waves over each ear, and gathered into
a knot at the back. This head is remarkable for its
simplicity of treatment, and its tranquil harmony accords
well with the ancient conception of a Muse.— Towneley
Coll.

Parian marble. Height, 10§ inches. Restored : tip of nose. Found
by Gavin Hamilton near Frascati. Mus. Marbles, XI., pi. 11 ;
Ellis, Town. Gall., II., p. 54; Wolters, No. 1445; Greece-Roman
Guide, I., No. 158.

1692. Head of a Muse (?). The head is slightly inclined to its
left, and upwards, with the lips parted. The cheeks and
lips are rather full. The hair is parted to each side, from
the middle of the forehead, and brought from the sides
of the face to a knot at the back of the head.—Towneley
Coll.

Greek marble. Height, 1 foot 7 inches. Restored: tip of nose,
bust. Brought from Rome by Lyde Browne. Mas. Marbles, X.,
pi. 3; Mansell, No. 1185; Ellis, Town. Gall., II., p. 54; Grceco-
Eoman Guide, I., No. 156; Stark, Niobe, p. 270, ''one of the
daughters of Niobe " (Brunn, Denkmaeler, No. 312). Compare
rather a head of a "Muse" in the Colonna Palace (Arndt,
Einzelverkauf, No. 1148), which may in fact belong to the type
of" Apollo with the waterbird " (Klein. Praxiteles, p. 122).