Keywords: Greek - Seated Muse or Nymph on Rock (Adaptation of Urania Type) - Walters 2384 - View B.jpg The Muses were the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne Memory and were associated with various arts Calliope epic poetry Clio history Euterpe flute-playing Terpsichore lyric poetry and dance Erato lyric poetry Melpomene tragedy Thalia comedy Polyhymnia hymns and pantomime and Urania astronomy century 2 BC Hellenistic marble cm 65 7 32 4 22 accession number 23 84 7133 Joseph Brummer Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 An Obsession with Fortune Tyche in Greek and Roman Art Yale University Art Gallery New Haven 1994 place of origin Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review |