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Xth Muse
Xth Muse
Xth Muse
Xth Muse
Xth Muse

© By courtesy of the Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay. Image credit: Allan Pollok-Morris. Courtesy of Jupiter Artland

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'Xth Muse' features a sculpted head of Sappho, standing eight feet high on a slim column of Portland stone.

Sappho was an archaic Greek poet, known for her lyric poetry which was written to be sung while accompanied by music. In ancient times, Sappho was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets and was given the name 'Tenth Muse'.

Mounted on her plinth, Jupiter Artland’s 'Xth Muse' can be seen through the columns of Temple of Apollo, another sculpture in the Jupiter Artland collection that was made by Finlay. This was a conscious decision and the realisation of Ian Hamilton Finlay’s words: 'one work begats another'.

Jupiter Artland

Edinburgh

Title

Xth Muse

Date

2008

Medium

Portland stone & Ancaster stone

Measurements

H 240 x W 35 x D 35 cm

Accession number

JAC20087

Acquisition method

site-specific acquisition

Work type

Bust

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