S20.1 MOUSA MELPOMENE

Museum Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Catalogue Number: Louvre Ma 411
Title: "Melpomene"
Class: Free-standing statue 
Material: Marble
Height: 3.92 metres (colossal)
Context: Theatre of Pompey in Rome
Original / Copy: --
Style: --
Date: 50 BC
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

The Muse Melpomene holding a tragic mask. Note: the mask is a post-classical reconstruction.

ARTICLES

Melpomene, Mousai