{"product_id":"selene-horse-head-large","title":"Selene Horse Head Large","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelene Horse Head.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe famous Greek marble sculpture statue of the Selene horse head from the East pediment of the Parthenon, created by Sculptured arts studio, exact to the original in the British Museum. \u003cbr\u003eThe East pediment showed the miraculous birth of the goddess Athena from the head of her father Zeus. Many of the figures from the central scene are now fragmentary or entirely lost.\u003cbr\u003eThis figure was carved as an isolated horse’s head. Its ears are flattened back, its jaw gapes, it has flared nostrils and bulging eyes. A portion of the lower jaw and the inner side of the top of the head were cut away. There are dowel holes where the metal bridle was attached. On the crest of the mane are eleven smaller holes, in which some metallic ornaments must have been inserted.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the head of one of the horses that drew the chariot of the moon goddess Selene or Nyx, goddess of the night. Two other horses and Selene’s torso are in the Acropolis Museum, Athens. In the corners of this pediment, the exact time of day was set by the chariot of Helios, rising at dawn, and the chariot of Selene, sinking beneath the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe marble sculpture was Purchased from Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 1816, for the British Museum.\u003cbr\u003eAnd known as part of the Elgin marbles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandmade in England, By Sculptured Arts Studio in their unique dry cast Carrara marble, exact to the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in three sizes, check for listings below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e. H 34cm L 39cm W 15cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sculptured Arts Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56466565923199,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/4322\/files\/1000035392_0d153a4f-c7c6-4c7f-890d-34328953ef18.jpg?v=1773158019","url":"https:\/\/www.marble-sculpture.com\/fr\/products\/selene-horse-head-large","provider":"Sculptured Arts Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}