Male figure, seated on a chair, with left hand resting on left knee,
and right hand, with palm turned upwards, by right knee. The head,
shoulders, and breast, and the right hand are wanting. The figure
wears a chiton with sleeves, and a mantle, which passes under
the right arm, while the ends cross the left shoulder in contrary
directions. The artist has attempted to render the fine folds of the
upper part of the chiton.
The four legs of the chair are decorated with a design which appears
to be developed from the lotus bud, and is seen on Assyrian reliefs.
On the back of the top rail of the chair is the late inscription:
[Greek: Nikê Glaukou], which is either "Nikè, daughter of Glaukos,"
or, perhaps, a formula of the Christian period, "Victory of
Glaukos!"--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._
Parian marble; height, 5 feet. Newton, I., pl. 97, No. 73; II.,
p. 531, fig. 2; p. 787; Kirchhoff, _Studien_, 4th ed., p. 20.
[Sidenote: =13.=]
Male figure seated on a chair, with left hand resting on left knee,
and right hand, with palm turned upwards, by the right thigh. The
head and the right hand are wanting. The figure wears a chiton, and a
mantle which passes round the body under the right arm, and passes in
both directions over the left shoulder, so as to hang down in folds
before the knees. The artist has attempted to render the fine folds of
the upper part of the chiton, and has decorated the front legs of the
chair as in No. 12. The statue has been broken and repaired in ancient
times with lead cramps.--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._
Marble; height, 4 feet 8 inches. Newton, pl. 75 (second from
left); II., p. 531, fig. 1; Mansell, No. 605; Overbeck, _Gr.
Plast._, 3rd ed., I., p. 94, fig. 11b.
[Sidenote: =14.=]
Statue of Chares, a male figure, seated on a chair, with left hand
resting on left knee, and right hand, with palm turned upwards, by the
right thigh. The head and hands are wanting. The figure wears a chiton
with sleeves and a mantle which passes under the right arm, while the
ends pass in contrary directions over the left shoulder. The sleeves
of the chiton are bordered with a key pattern, which is doubled along
the seam.
On the right leg of the chair is the inscription:
[Illustration: [Greek: Charês eimi ho Kle(i)sios Teichio(u)s(s)ês
archos . agalma to(u) Apollônos.]]
"I am Chares, son of Kleisis, ruler of Teichioussa. The statue is the
property of Apollo."--_Sacred Way, Branchidae._
Parian marble; height, 4 feet 10 inches. Newton, pl. 74 (left);
pl. 97, No. 72; II., pp. 532, 784; Mansell, No. 614; Rayet et
Thomas, _Milet et le Golfe Latmique_, pl. 25; Dieulafoy,
_L'Art Antique de la Perse_, Part III., pl. 15; Wolters, No.
6; Kirchhoff, _Studien_, 4th ed., p. 19; Roehl, _I.G.A._, 488;
Roberts, _Greek Epigraphy_, p. 163; _Palaeographical Society,
Facsimiles_, I., No. 76.
[Sidenote: =15.=]
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