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 Primitive Grkkck : Mycexian Art. think not ; we are rather inclined to recognize in these people musicians addicted to the service of the goddess, of whom two effigies were found in the tomb whence have come these quaint statuettes. They are the outcome of the same industry as the idols with arms crossed on the breast ; like these their material is marble, and if the attitude is a little more studied, the workmanship is quite as rough. The heads have no human Kiu, 35J. — Marble stawetle of niusicinn. Ilaff-iiic. semblance, and are thrown back, the nose alone being indi- cated. The proportion of the parts is shockingly bad ; the double flute Is much too big for the mouth, which is marked by a single stroke. The posture and appearance of the figure are coarse in the extreme, not to say bestial. The body is stripped, but a piece of cloth wrapped round the loins and passed through the legs is vaguely indicated. The flute-player is erect, and the second is seated on a high-backed stool. Although undoubtedly carved by the same hand, the last figure, compared