ANTIQUE ENGLISH CARVED MARBLE STATUE
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:3927978 |
ANTIQUE ENGLISH CARVED MARBLE STATUE . Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
Clytie, a bust, after Ridgway, English, 1857.
Clytie was a water nymph, and in love with the sun god, Apollo, but when he abandoned her she sat broken hearted, and did nothing but stare at the sun, from rise till fall, until her limbs took root and she turned into a Sunflower, and according to Greek mythology this is the origin of Sunflowers today.
34 cm tall.
The statue was on a base that was broke...n off but does not take away from the esthetics view last pic
Clytie, a bust, after Ridgway, English, 1857.
Clytie was a water nymph, and in love with the sun god, Apollo, but when he abandoned her she sat broken hearted, and did nothing but stare at the sun, from rise till fall, until her limbs took root and she turned into a Sunflower, and according to Greek mythology this is the origin of Sunflowers today.
34 cm tall.
The statue was on a base that was broke...n off but does not take away from the esthetics view last pic
