Roman Greek Orpheus, Eurydice and Hermes Figure Sculptural Wall frieze plaque Fragment www.Neo-Mfg.com 10" tall Museum reproduction j25

Roman Greek Orpheus, Eurydice and Hermes Figure Sculptural Wall frieze plaque Fragment www.Neo-Mfg.com 10" tall Brand new, hydrostone, . GreyStone faux, hand made in USA, custom color finishes available. Orpheus, Eurydice and Hermes. Relief. Roman copy of the augustan age from a Greek original of the second half of 5th cent. BCE by Alcamenes, disciple of Phidias. Naples, National Archaeological Museum Orpheus and Eurydice. Sculpture of the V century b.C. of the school of Phidias. This admirable relievo illustrates the supreme moment of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Owing to the sweet charm of his divine voice, Orpheus pleads with Pluto to restore his lost bride. Pluto grants his prayer on condition that he must not look at Eurydice during the passage from Hades to Earth. The thracian singer unable to resist the temptation glances at hia lovely wife. Zeus immediately forced Hermes to retake her back to the infernal regions. This scene of the second, unrepairable separation is f