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A catalogue of sculpture in the Department of ... - Warburg Institute

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316 CATALOGUE OF SCULPTUKE.644. Sepulchral relief, mutilated on <strong>the</strong> left. A female figuredraped and seated on a chair, draws her peplos over hershoulder with her left hand.Above, a pediment.Inscribed with a name now illegible, term<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> w,and xo-Lpere aTrarrc?.— Obta<strong>in</strong>ed hy <strong>the</strong> fourth Earl <strong>of</strong> Aberdeen<strong>in</strong> Greece, and presented hy <strong>the</strong> fifth Earl <strong>of</strong> Aberdeen.Marble ; height, 1 foot 9J <strong>in</strong>ches width, 1 foot ; J <strong>in</strong>ch. Greek Inscriptions<strong>in</strong> Brit. Mus., CXXXIII. ; Conze, Attische Grahreliefs,No. 46 ; pi. 23, fig. 1.645. Lower part <strong>of</strong> sepulchral relief, much mutilated. Afemale figure is seated to <strong>the</strong> front on a l<strong>of</strong>ty throne.She holds a fruit <strong>in</strong> her left hand. On <strong>the</strong> left is ayouth with a box ; and on <strong>the</strong> right a female figure,whose right hand was raised to her ch<strong>in</strong>. The arms <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> throne are supported by Sph<strong>in</strong>xes.Kertch.Limestone ; height, 1 foot 8 <strong>in</strong>ches ; width, 2 feet 2 <strong>in</strong>ches.646. A female figure, Demetria, seated on a chair, extendsher right hand to a box, held by a girl stand<strong>in</strong>g beforeher ;beh<strong>in</strong>d is ano<strong>the</strong>r stand<strong>in</strong>g female figure.Inscribed : [A]?7/A->;Tpia. Probably from A<strong>the</strong>ns. Obta<strong>in</strong>edhy <strong>the</strong> fourth Earl <strong>of</strong> Aberdeen, and presented by <strong>the</strong> fifthEarl <strong>of</strong> Aberdeen.Pentelic marble; height, 2 feet J <strong>in</strong>ch ; width, 1 foot 1 <strong>in</strong>ch. GreekInscriptions <strong>in</strong> Brit. Mus., CXIII. ; CJ.A., III., 3072.647. Lower part <strong>of</strong> a sepulchral relief. A fully drapedfemale figure, want<strong>in</strong>g above <strong>the</strong> breast, is seated on astool. The left hand was probably raised to <strong>the</strong> ch<strong>in</strong> orto <strong>the</strong> veil. Before her, a female figure <strong>of</strong> which noth<strong>in</strong>grema<strong>in</strong>s except a portion <strong>of</strong> drapery, from <strong>the</strong> knees downwards.A small boy stands at <strong>the</strong> knee <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> seatedwoman, and raises his right hand. A<strong>the</strong>ns ? Elg<strong>in</strong> Coll.Pentelic marble ; height, 1 foot 6 <strong>in</strong>ches ; width, 1 foot 3 <strong>in</strong>ches.Mics. Marbles, IX., pi. 39, fig. 2 ; Sjiwpsis, No. 196 (162).

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