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British Museum London
British Museum London
Three Nereids
From the Nereid Monument, Xanthos, about 390-380 BC
Sculpture 912, 910, 909
The three figures are sea nymphs, daughters of the sea god Nereus, riding over the waves on Sea creatures. They are thought to have escorted the soul of the deceased on its journey to the afterlife. A sea bird is visible under the feet of the nymph to the far right and partially preserved dolphins support the others. Their dramatic, wind-blown drapery is clinging and almost transparent, wet With sea spray. They were originally placed between the columns of the tomb.
British Museum London
British Museum London
Three Nereids
From the Nereid Monument, Xanthos, about 390-380 BC
Sculpture 912, 910, 909
The three figures are sea nymphs, daughters of the sea god Nereus, riding over the waves on Sea creatures. They are thought to have escorted the soul of the deceased on its journey to the afterlife. A sea bird is visible under the feet of the nymph to the far right and partially preserved dolphins support the others. Their dramatic, wind-blown drapery is clinging and almost transparent, wet With sea spray. They were originally placed between the columns of the tomb.