Illustrated catalogue of the art and literary property collected by the late Henry GMarquand . hair. Height, iYz inches. 998— Group. Of Pan and a nymph. Pan, goat-footed, is seated on the ground, and is extracting athorn from the nymphs foot. Height, 8>£ inches. A well-known expert thus writes from Rome, May 3, 1888 : I have bought foryou a most remarkable group found at Kyme (yEolis), representing a nymph, and Panplucking a thorn from her foot. You will be delighted with it. It is one of the mostbeautiful objects preserved to us from antiquity. The exquisite beauty of the nymphmakes a high
Illustrated catalogue of the art and literary property collected by the late Henry GMarquand . hair. Height, iYz inches. 998— Group. Of Pan and a nymph. Pan, goat-footed, is seated on the ground, and is extracting athorn from the nymphs foot. Height, 8>£ inches. A well-known expert thus writes from Rome, May 3, 1888 : I have bought foryou a most remarkable group found at Kyme (yEolis), representing a nymph, and Panplucking a thorn from her foot. You will be delighted with it. It is one of the mostbeautiful objects preserved to us from antiquity. The exquisite beauty of the nymphmakes a highly effective contrast to the characteristic ugliness of Pan. The zeal withwhich the latter applies himself to the task is given with notable humor. 999 — Tall, Graceful Female Figure. Wrapped in a mantle, wearing a hat, and carrying a fan. The hair is reddish, the lips tinged with red. Height, II inches. 1000 — Head and Shoulders of a Boy (Atys?) Wearing a pointed cap, the 170X05; with hair hanging loosely. Coarse terra-cotta, late Greek or Roman. Found at Caysua. Height, 14 99£ 993 :: :
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