Oceanus LIFESIZE Greek Roman Museum sculpture STATUE Start Price USD 11,990.00 Current Price USD 11,990.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 01, 2008 End Time Friday, October 31, 2008 Location US See more about 'Oceanus LIFESIZE Greek Roman Museum sculpture STATUE' Description makedonicus store Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Identical Museum Marble Reproduction Reclining Oceanus from Ephesus God of the rivers Museum: Archaeological Museum, Istanbul Date: ca. 2nd century AD Period: Roman Imperial Ocean (Ὠκεανός) was believed to be the world-ocean in classical antiquity, which the ancient Romans and Greeks considered to be an enormous river encircling the world. Strictly speaking, Okeanos was the ocean-stream at the Equator in which floated the habitable hemisphere (oikoumene οἰκουμένη). In Greek mythology, this world-ocean was personified as a Titan, a son of Uranus and Gaia. In Hellenistic and Roman mosaics, this Titan was often depicted as having the upper body of a muscular man with a long beard and horns (often epresented as the claws of a crab), and the lower torso of a serpent (cf. Typhon). On a fragmentary archaic vessel of ca 580 BC, among the gods arriving at the wedding of Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis, is a fish-tailed Oceanus, with a fish in one hand and a serpent in the other, gifts of bounty and prophecy. In Roman mosaics he might carry a steering-oar and cradle a ship. This is truly the a beautiful statue of the great god (118 cm x 200 cm or 46" x 78"), a masterpiece of Hellenistic Greek Roman art.  Every serious student of ancient classical art knows about this artwork, and it is here offered for the first time to the serious collector. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4   Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This statue is composed from mold made from the original, thus guaranteeing the highest accuracy of identical reproduction.  The reproduction pictured here is made of cast marble, and is extremely heavy and strong, having a real ancient feel. An ancient patina finishing gives it an additional historical value (you can choose not to have patina applied and keep it all white if you like). The statue can be displayed both inside and out, it is weatherproofed. This is a custom made to order item. Please allow 30-60 days for delivery.   Our Marble sculptures are EXACT REPRODUCTIONS IN CAST MARBLE IN THE SAME SIZE AND DIMENSIONS as the great museum original masterpieces now housed by several prominent world museums.  All are casts faith, reproduced from molds created on the original classical works now in the museum.  Every mold is made by a 1 on 1 direct contact with the original object and therefore it guarantees the highest possible authenticity of the reproduction (see some examples of our finished products).  These annexed galleries of cast molds make our collection exclusive and unique in the world, as no permission will ever be granted by the competent authorities to subject historical masterpieces to this process of reproduction again.  These are collector items that can not be found anywhere else in the world.  We do not import products at very cheep cost from China, India, or Taiwan (as most sculpture shops do) and then try to sell them to the North American customer several times higher what was paid for.  We do not import products (as most sculpture shops do) made of inexpensive plaster that give cheep and kitsch look and feel to the product as soon it is touched and lifted like a feather.  Our Marble museum sculptures are NOT made of resin or plastic.  They are made of cast marble, which is extremely heavy and strong, having a real ancient feel.   To see EXAMPLES of our reproductions next to the museum originals please click her Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Dimensions: 118 cm x 200 cm (46" x 78")   Museum origin: Archaeological Museum, Istanbul   Material: Cast Marble   Shipping Charges: (included in price - item is shipped insured and professionally packaged)   Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Place a Bid!