This listing is for a reproduction of the Horse of Selene from the Parthenon East Pediment, currently residing in the British Museum.
The replica is 3D printed, then hand assembled, painted and mounted on a plinth of solid Iroco wood. It is just under half the size of the original at 32cm long x 18cm deep x 20cm tall (the original is 83cm x 62cm). I have made it this size to comfortably fit on a window sill (as shown in the pictures). I am able to scale it up and down slightly from these measurements if you have a specific requirement, just ask.
It is printed using high quality PLA plastic, then assembled, filled and painted. Then finally fixed to it's base. The base and statue are waxed with beeswax. If you have a requirement for a different finish, or different kind of wood plinth, please contact me.
Each piece is lovingly hand made. Like all hand made works of art, there may be slight differences, between each one. I try to remain as true to the original as possible. Some 3D printing artefacts may be visible on the finished piece, I try to minimise this as much as possible.
Being 3D printed the sculpture is not very heavy, however with the wooden base, it weighs around 3 kg. Please consider this if you plan to put it on a shelf.
The sculpture takes approximately 100 hours to create and finish. You're order will be delivered within 3 weeks of your payment through eBay.
This makes a lovely decorative piece for a stylish home, traditional or modern.
The sculpture will be well packed and delivered next day in the UK. UK shipping is included in the price.
Here is a description of the sculpture from the British Museum:
Marble statue from the East pediment of the Parthenon (East pediment O). The 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.
This 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.
This 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.