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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 84198, member: 33"]Did a little more looking. The one I linked above is sometimes called Terpsichore online, sometimes Euterpe, and sometime just "muse of music."</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I can tell, Euterpe is the closest to being a muse of music. Her attribute is an instrument like a flute, which I don't see on your sculpture. However, yours does have a curious feature. To me, is looks like she might be sitting on some animal and the leg of the animal is coming down... almost looks like a deer's hind leg. Maybe it's an optical illusion, but what is that? It may be representing the attribute of the muse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 84198, member: 33"]Did a little more looking. The one I linked above is sometimes called Terpsichore online, sometimes Euterpe, and sometime just "muse of music." From what I can tell, Euterpe is the closest to being a muse of music. Her attribute is an instrument like a flute, which I don't see on your sculpture. However, yours does have a curious feature. To me, is looks like she might be sitting on some animal and the leg of the animal is coming down... almost looks like a deer's hind leg. Maybe it's an optical illusion, but what is that? It may be representing the attribute of the muse.[/QUOTE]
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