Salaminia (Cyprus) : the history, treasures, & antiquities of Salamis in the island of Cyprus (1882)
Cesnola, Alexander Palma di, 1837-, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London : Trübner and Co. · leaf 296
5 hand a fir-cone, which is the frequent emhlem of Venus,and in the left hand objects hke apples, which cannot nowbe recognised. An ancient figure of a charming younggirl is in the attitude of a Muse playing on a large lyre,which is placed at her side. Her elegantly-disposeddraperies bear traces of… … Fig. 201. The Muse Erato or Polyhymnia. Terra-coita. coronal of flower-shaped ornaments, and a cap-like head-gear surmounted the coronet. A tall and graceful sta-tuette of this class which shows a peculiar style ofsculpture, being of a somewhat finer, if not more laboured,order of treatment, seems…
