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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 496704, member: 5833"]I would say she is either Diana/Artemis or an Amazon, such as Penthesilea. Both are archers, & the strap across the chest indicates a quiver. Amazons are always depicted with one bare breast; Diana, sometimes so.</p><p><br /></p><p>The male is a philosopher/poet type. The pupil-less eyes may indicate the blind poet, Homer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking again at the female, I see she is holding something in her right hand that appears to be other than a fold of her robe. If it is an apple, could be Atalanta, another very athletic woman.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 496704, member: 5833"]I would say she is either Diana/Artemis or an Amazon, such as Penthesilea. Both are archers, & the strap across the chest indicates a quiver. Amazons are always depicted with one bare breast; Diana, sometimes so. The male is a philosopher/poet type. The pupil-less eyes may indicate the blind poet, Homer. Looking again at the female, I see she is holding something in her right hand that appears to be other than a fold of her robe. If it is an apple, could be Atalanta, another very athletic woman.[/QUOTE]
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