拍品专文
Standing with weight on right leg, her left foot turned slightly outwards, wearing a chiton with himation draped diagonally around her. Without original attributes to identify her, one can only postulate as to who she represents. However, the sensitive contrapposto and tightly-wrapped drapery with the thick diagonal band, may point towards one of the Muses or a goddess. The Muses were often represented as personifications of their areas of patronage with a plethora of attributes and were shown in a multitude of poses: seated, standing, leaning and dancing. Sculptural groups representing the nine Muses were popular at least as early as the Hellenistic Period, and continued to be used by the Romans for the embellishment of theatres, baths, private estates, and in relief on sarcophagi.