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"Single Mermaid" Hand Carved Wood Wall Sculpture Sculpted proportional body and long flowing hair accentuate this hand carved wood wall sculpture. A detailed one of a kind artistic accent to any nautical décor. Size:          17 inches Tall            7 inches Wide         2.5 inches Deep Interesting Facts Mermaid stories first appeared in Assyria, ca. 1000 BC. Atargatis, the mother of legendary Assyrian queen Semiramis, was a goddess who loved a mortal shepherd and in the process killed him. Ashamed, she jumped into a lake to take the form of a fish, but the waters would not conceal her divine nature. Thereafter, she took the form of a mermaid - human above the waist, fish below, though the earliest representations of Atargatis showed her as being a fish with a human head and legs, similar to the Babylonian Ea, precursor of the Biblical Noah. The Greeks recognized Atargatis under the name Derketo, where she was often conflated with Aphrodite. It is said in Japan that eating the flesh of a Mermaid can grant un-aging immortality. Price: $89.00 Shipping Included In Price

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