Dying Achilles Trojan War Hero Cast Alabaster Statue Sculpture Handmade Nude Male

Dying Achilles Trojan War Hero Cast Alabaster Statue Sculpture Handmade Nude Male

Name: Dying Achilles Trojan War Hero Cast Alabaster Statue Sculpture Handmade Nude Male
SKU: 252334472963
Price: 36.70 USD
Availability: InStock

$36,70

2 in stock (can be backordered)

SKU: 252334472963 Categories: Cast Alabaster, Gift Ideas, Male, Museum Copies, Nudes, Small, Statues

*MADE IN GREECE – HANDMADE*

VERY DETAILED

Dimensions:

Height : 15,5 cm ( 6.1 in)

Width: 18 cm ( 7.09 in)

Weight: 583 gr ( 1.29 lb)

(Please note that there might be a slight difference on the statue’s height or their weight as they are all handmade).

Material & Manufacture process: Cast Alabaster

Cast Alabaster statues are made from a material in which natural crushed Greek Alabaster stone is mixed with a small quantity of resin that works as a glue. Αlabaster was very widely used for small sculpture for indoor use in the ancient world, especially in Ancient Greece , Egypt and Mesopotamia . The mixture is then poured into a mold of the statue design. Because the powder is so fine the smallest details can be reproduced using this method. Over 90% of the finished sculpture is natural crushed Greek Alabaster stone, which gives it a look and feel of solid natural marble. All sculptures are finished by hand to ensure the finest quality. This strong material is water and weather resistant, doesn’t have bubbles, will not crack, and can be washed with most cleaning agents.

Please note: Our statues are not carved. The alabaster we use is not the calcite alabaster variety which is also known as onyx-marble, Egyptian alabaster, or Oriental alabaster. Natural marble statues are hand carved and command a very hefty price. Our product offerings are intended to be affordable to the majority public .

Αbout Achilles

In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and greatest warrior of Homer΄s Iliad. His mother was the nymph Thetis, and his father, Peleus, was the king of the Myrmidons.

Achilles’ most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying of the Trojan hero Hector outside the gates of Troy. Although the death of Achilles is not presented in the Iliad, other sources concur that he was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris, who shot him in the heel with an arrow. Later legends state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel. Because of his death from a small wound in the heel, the term Achilles’ heel has come to mean a person’s point of weakness.