Sarcophagus of the Muses

                                                                                                                                                  representing the nine Muses and their attributes. Marble, first half of the 2nd century AD; found by the Via Ostiense. Louvre.

From left to right: Calliope, who holds a scroll; Thalia, holding a comic mask; Terpsichore, Muse of dance; Euterpe, holds a double flute; Polymnia, leans on a rock; Clio, has a writing-tablet; Erato, holds a cithara; Urania, muse of astronomy, is shown with a globe at her feet; and Melpomene, wears a tragic mask.