788. Fragment of a relief, with a group of gods, viz.: Hermes, with caduceus and petasos; Zeus, with a sceptre; and Kybelè, having a polos and sceptre. Each of the three holds out a bowl in the right hand. On the left, in low relief, is a diminutive figure seated on rocks by a ship; on the right are two warriors, seated, having shields and swords.
Marble; height, 1 foot 4 inches; width, 1 foot 10 inches.
789. Relief, representing offerings to Eileithyia (?). A draped female figure is seated on a chair with foot-stool, turned to the right. With the left hand she holds a part of her mantle which passes over her head. On the right is a draped woman who approaches, holding a closely-swathed baby on her left arm, and making a gesture with the right hand. A similar figure stands on the right, with a baby on her left arm, and having the right hand raised to her head in a manner expressive of sorrow. Behind the chair is a woman advancing, holding a baby in both arms, and on the left is a woman who carries a dish (?) on her left hand and has a casket hanging from her right hand.
The separate figures would be well suited to a sepulchral relief, on which the seated figure and a figure with a baby might well be represented. The whole composition, however, seems more suitable for a representation of mothers making offerings to some goddess, perhaps Eileithyia.—From Sigeum in the Troad. Elgin Coll.
Bluish marble; height, 1 foot 4 inches; length, 5 feet 9 inches; width, 2 feet. The marble was probably the sculptured base of a statue or group. Afterwards it was roughly converted into a water-basin, and in modern times it served as a seat at the right side of the door of a church at Sigeum. The Sigean inscription formed a corresponding seat at the left side of the door. Lady M. Wortley Montagu, Letter XLIV. (of July 31, 1718); Chandler, Travels in Asia Minor (1775), p. 36; Antiquities of Ionia, I., p. i. (The original drawing by Pars is in the Brit. Mus.) Choiseul-Gouffier, Voyage Pittoresque, II., pl. 19; Synopsis, No. 324 (99); Mus. Marbles, IX., pl. 11.
790. Relief: Cyrenè crowned by Libya. This relief represents the nymph Cyrenè in the act of strangling a lion, while, to commemorate this triumph, a crown is held over her head by Libya.
Inscribed:
Κυρήνην πολίων μητρόπτολιν ἣν στέφει αὐτὴ
ἠπείρων Λιβύη τρίσσον ἔχουσα κλέος,
ἐνθάδ᾽ ὑπὲρ μελάθροιο λεοντοφόνον θέτο Κάρπος,