Our good friend, archaeologist Melina Philemonos-Tsopotou, wanting to contribute to our effort to collect data on Nisyrian works of art found in foreign museums, informed us of the existence of eight clay figurines from Nisyros at the Antikensammlung Staatche Museum.
Having seen the good intention of the people in charge of this museum, in the case of the kind sending of a photograph and other information about the marble figurine from Nisyros, which is also in the same museum and for which there is a special section in this Chapter, we addressed again to the museum and with the kind mediation of Mrs. Philemonos, they sent free of charge, the wonderful photos which follow, provided that their reproduction is not allowed for any other use, except the publications of our Society. These figurines were donated to the museum, at the end of the 19th century by the great philhellene and member of the Academy of Athens Hiller von Gaertringen, except for the figurine with number, TC 7612.
We quote these photos, with our warm thanks to Dr. Martin Maischberger for his willing response to satisfy our request and of course to Mrs. Melina Philemonos-Tsopotou for her continuous help and research for the compilation of the short history of each figurine.
A girl (Kore)holds a lit torch with both hands.
Eros in childlike form sleeps half-reclined on a rectangular altar. He leans on his left hand, which rests on a sack, as seen from the opening in front. With his right hand hanging down he holds the lit torch.
Eros in childlike form sleeps half-reclined on a rectangular altar. He leans on his left hand, which rests on a sack, as seen from the opening in front. With his right hand hanging down he holds the lit torch.
Eros in childlike form seated on a rectangular seat next to a mask. Facing left, his legs wrapped in his himation. His wings are open.
Dancing Eros. In a movement to the left, he turns his head to the right. He wears a banquet wreath wrapped with a ribbon. The right wing is missing.
Dancing Eros. In a movement to the left, he turns his head to the right. He wears a banquet wreath wrapped with a ribbon. The right wing is missing.
Eros moving and laughing. His chlamys is wrapped around his waist and draped over his left shoulder. On his head he wears a thick wreath.
A torchbearer with a pole. With his right hand he holds the striped torch upright, with his left hand, slightly bent, he holds the himation.
Woman moving to the left. Her bent left leg is prominently displayed. She wears a tunic belted high and a himation tied around the buttocks.
Female figure wearing a chiton and a himation wrapped around the waist. In her bent left hand she holds a walking stick.
