( 19" L x 9.5” W x 14" H)
My StarSentients™ sculpture, Merope, is named after a star in the Pleiades open star cluster, located in the constellation Taurus. This cluster is among the closest to Earth at about 400 light-years and has been known since antiquity. The name, Merope, originates from Greek mythology, where Merope (Μερόπη) is one of the seven Pleiades sisters, daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Pleione. In the Hellenistic Period of Ancient Greece, Aratus, in his Phaenomena (270 BC), depicted each Pleiad in the heavens individually, including Merope, thereby bringing mythology and star names together. It is a subgiant, indicating it is a huge, hot, blue-white star with 4.8 times the Solar radius (of our Sun).
This sculpture features the rich Mediterranean blue of the main disk, complemented by golden copper clouds on the underside and a brilliant sky blue of spiraled tendrils extending beneath. The crown at the top is a deep, golden, spiraled form that mirrors the tendrils below, lending the whole a sense of stability and motion.
Local: (up to 50 Miles): Hand delivery is provided at no charge.
UPS Insured Ground: The shipping cost is calculated based on the delivery address and the dimensions of the sculpture.
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( 19" L x 9.5” W x 14" H)
My StarSentients™ sculpture, Merope, is named after a star in the Pleiades open star cluster, located in the constellation Taurus. This cluster is among the closest to Earth at about 400 light-years and has been known since antiquity. The name, Merope, originates from Greek mythology, where Merope (Μερόπη) is one of the seven Pleiades sisters, daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Pleione. In the Hellenistic Period of Ancient Greece, Aratus, in his Phaenomena (270 BC), depicted each Pleiad in the heavens individually, including Merope, thereby bringing mythology and star names together. It is a subgiant, indicating it is a huge, hot, blue-white star with 4.8 times the Solar radius (of our Sun).
This sculpture features the rich Mediterranean blue of the main disk, complemented by golden copper clouds on the underside and a brilliant sky blue of spiraled tendrils extending beneath. The crown at the top is a deep, golden, spiraled form that mirrors the tendrils below, lending the whole a sense of stability and motion.
Local: (up to 50 Miles): Hand delivery is provided at no charge.
UPS Insured Ground: The shipping cost is calculated based on the delivery address and the dimensions of the sculpture.
FedEx Insured Ground: The shipping cost is similarly determined by the delivery address and the sculpture’s size.
Once a shipping option is selected, the system automatically calculates and displays the final shipping cost for your convenience.
