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The Bronze underlined: known as "Sappho". (Catalogue No. 80).

This is a representation of Calliope, and not Sappho, who could not have been, and never was sculptured by the Greeks with a roll in her hand. Sappho was always shown with a lyre, and the suggestion that she should be represented sitting and thinking with a roll in her hand would be the height of absurdity from a Greek point of view. For the Greeks entirely separated epic from lyric poetry, and Calliope was the Muse of epic poetry. Lyric poetry, such as Sappho wrote was regarded as song by the Greeks, which is evidenced very clearly by the fact that the Muse of Lyric poetry (Euterpe) is always shown with a flute. The suggestion that the figure is a portrait of Sappho is simply ridiculous. Further the figure is not of the 4th Century B. C., but is provincial Greek of about 50 or 100 B. C. This is evidenced by the attitude which indicates a realism with Roman influence, and which was not possible till long after the 4th Century B. C., for it is distinctly inferior art to use the hand to help in the indication of deep thought.

The Marayas. (Catalogue No. 81). This is a work of the late 16th Century, or about 100 years after the death of Pollaiuolo.

"A River god." (Catalogue No. 64). This is a work of the 17th Century, and apparently by a pupil of De Vries. Apart from the patina and heavy design, the fig leaf condemns it as of the period indicated.

Catalogue Nos. 29 and 32 are old forgeries. [end of page 1 of 2]