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)

FEMALE TORSOES.

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2073. Female figure, standing to the front. She wears a
long chiton and mantle, which, passes round the body,
from the left shoulder, under the
right arm, and across the left fore-
arm, having been wrapped about
the hand. She has sandals, and
stands on a rough plinth. The head,
right forearm, and left hand are
wanting. Hellenistic work.—Elgin
Coll.

Pentelic marble. Height, 2 feet 1 inch.
Synopsis, No. 200 (90).

2074. (Fig. 20.) Female figure, stand-
ing to the front, chiefly on the left
leg. She wears a long chiton, girt
under the breasts, and a mantle,
which passes from the left shoulder-
about the body, under the right
arm and over the left forearm. The
figure also wears shoes, and stands
on a rough plinth. The head, right forearm, and left
hand are wanting. Hellenistic work.—Sparta. Presented
by Col. W. M, Leake, B.A., 1839.

Pentelic marble. Height, 2 feet.

2074*. Nude female torso, from the neck to the waist. The
right arm was raised, and the head thrust forward. The
head and left arm were separate pieces, attached.—
Calymnos.

Parian marble. Height, inches. Excavated by C. T. Newton,
1856.

2075. Draped female figure, from below the middle of the
thighs. It is composed as if advancing to the left, with

Fig. 20. No. 2074.