Lrg 17c Meissen Goddess Erato Figurine Greek Myth Muse
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This is a gorgeous figural piece that is VERY heavy. It depicts Erato, a lovely muse from Greek Mythology. I have included some info on her below. She is This piece is brighter than it appears in my photos. She is reclining on one elbow with her right hand resting on some type of musical instrument. She is nude from the waist up, wearing only some type of drape held on by a strap over her shoulder. The detail and hand painting on this piece are phenomenal. I was told she's had some repairs. Her right arm was reattached and t appears to be restoration to her hair. I also see a small crack to the base that doesn't appear to go thru. That's all I know. She is impressed on the back of the base with Erato H. Its marked on the bottom with the Meissen blue crossed sword mark. She measures 7.25" high and almost 7.5" wide x almost 6" deep. Please email any questions. Please see my other antique figures. Erato is one of the Greek muses . The name would mean "lovely" if it were actually derived from Eros , as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his Argonautica . Erato was named with the other muses in Hesiod 's Theogony . She was invoked at the beginning of a lost poem Rhadine that was referred to and briefly quoted by Strabo ,[1] : the love story of Rhadine made her supposed tomb on the
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