Neptune And Sea-monster With Shell — Workshop Of Severo Da Ravenna

Neptune and Sea-Monster with Shell

Exquisite bronze sculpture of Neptune battling a sea monster by Severo da Ravenna’s workshop! A stunning example of Roman art & mythology. Discover this unique piece.


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This bronze sculpture depicts Neptune (Poseidon in Greek mythology) battling a ferocious sea monster. It was probably designed as a desk accessory that would hold a quill pen in the monster’s mouth, and the seashell could have been used either to hold ink, or sand for blotting. Few signed works by Severo are known, one, a bronze Sea-Monster with a Shell on its Tail is in The Frick Collection, in New York. Sea monsters were a favorite theme of the artist who was known also as