Description: 🌼🌼Reproduction Copy of a 19th C Bronzed Wood Sculpture ART Nouveau Tall Bronzed SCULPTURE Figurine of the satyr Marsyas playing the FLUTE who challenged Apollo to a contest in flute playing Sculpture measures 20.5" tall & is an imposing & wonderful figure. artistic Centerpiece that gives a room Nouveau Art Deco period style. perfect for an alcove or great as a corner display - by displaying him on a pedestal or at the end of a stairway bannisterSculpture Marsyas measures 20.5" tall x 7" wide (base) x just short of 5" Deep (base) bronzed color w tones of bronze, copper & ageing green patina look designed to look truly metal patina bronzed. COLOR of green is within the folds & shadows designed to look like metal that has patina'd. While he is fairly weighty -Sculpture is not metal or bronze but designed to look like a bronze not sure of the material under the paint information of the Statue/ Sculpture as obtained from the internet: The satyr Marsyas ; the river Marsyas in Asia Minor is said to have sprung either from the blood of Marsyas &/or from the tears of his mourners. when Marsyas played the flute in rivalry against Apollo's lyre, lost that contest Marsyas is standing against a column, partially covered with his own skin, which refers to Apollo's punishment. d In Greek mythology the satyr Marsyas is a central figure in two stories involving death. in one, he picked up the double oboe that had been abandoned by Athena and played it, in the other, he challenged Apollo to a contest of music and lost his hide and his life. In the contest between Apollo and Marsyas, the terms stated that the winner could treat the defeated party any way he wanted. Since the contest was judged by the Muses, Marsyas, naturally lost and was flayed alive in a cave near Celaenae for his hubris to challenge a God. Apollo then nailed Marsyas' skin to a pine tree. this is the story of this Greek Sculpture pictures below Great conditi
Price: 525 USD
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
End Time: 2024-12-02T18:15:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 69.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: unknown
Occasion: All Occasions
Size: Large
Signed: No
art Deco: Art Deco Period
Color: bronze
Material: unknown
Item Length: 20.5 in
Greek Mythology: Marsays challenges Apollo
Subject: Satyr Marsayas playing flute
Brand: Unbranded
satyr Marsyas: greek mythology
Department: Adults
Type: Sculpture
Customized: No
Number in Pack: 1
Style: Art Nouveau
19th Century reproduction: 19th C
Handmade: Yes
