A LEAD FIGURE OF MNEMOSYNE (MEMORY), standing and looking forward, her hair with a diadem and wearing a small cap to the back, the right hand across her breast and clutching her robes which fall to her sandled feet, on a stone base (the base broken & front left hand corner missing), late 18th century | Christie's

Lot 270

270

A LEAD FIGURE OF MNEMOSYNE (MEMORY), standing and looking forward, her hair with a diadem and wearing a small cap to the back, the right hand across her breast and clutching her robes which fall to her sandled feet, on a stone base (the base broken & front left hand corner missing), late 18th century

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A LEAD FIGURE OF MNEMOSYNE (MEMORY), standing and looking forward, her hair with a diadem and wearing a small cap to the back, the right hand across her breast and clutching her robes which fall to her sandled feet, on a stone base (the base broken & front left hand corner missing), late 18th century
64in. (162cm.) high, overall

Lot Essay

In Greek mythology, the Muses or goddesses of artistic inspiration on Mount Parnassus, were the daughters of Mnemosyne (Memory) and Zeus, the supreme ruler of gods and mortals.

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