Poseidon Medusa 78H x 58W x 26D

78H x 58W x 26D cm

After Gian Lorenzo Bernini

and in the view of many connoisseurs

39L x 48H x 26W cm

He assumed the imperial throne at the age of eighteen on the death of his father and quickly developed a reputation for megalomania and sexual depravity

Poseidon Medusa 78H x 58W x 26DPoseidon, a fine Grand tour miniature figure. Poseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth Shaker," controller of earthquakes. In Greek mythology he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades. Poseidon was a major civic god of several cities: in Athens, he was second only to Athena in importance, while in Corinth and many cities of Magna Graecia he was the chief god. Size. 21 cm tall.