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Statue of Terpsichore 'The whirler of the dance' Hesiod (Greek poet).
Terpsichore was one of the Muses, her name means 'she who delights in dancing', she presided over dance and lyric poetry.
In this statue, she is portrayed holding an Aeolian harp and what might be a pair of dividers or a plectrum.
The statue was sculpted in marble by John Walsh in 1771. It was commissioned by Sir Charles Kerneys Tynte, fith baronet of Halswell House for his 'Temple of Harmony'.
Photograph was taken in the Somerset County Museum in Taunton on 29-Oct-05.
Date
1 April 2005 (according to Exif data)
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No machine-readable author provided. Gaius Cornelius assumed (based on copyright claims).
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