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ANTIQUE 19thC BRONZE FIGURE OF ANDROMEDA, ALEXANDRE-PIERRE SCHOENEWERK 1820-1885
Antique 19th Century French bronze figure of Andromeda, the daughter of the king of Aethiopia, Cepheus, and his wife, Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia boasts that she is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sends the sea monster Cetus to ravage the coast of Aethiopia as divine punishment. Andromeda is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to sate the monster, but is saved from death by Perseus, who marries her and takes her to Greece to reign as his queen.
Reference Number: A7991