Boat of Charon Sculpture

Sterling silver platted and gold platted bronze statue on slate and granit pedestal. Limited edition, 20 numbered pieces, this piece is No3. In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon (/ˈkɛərɒn/ or /ˈkɛərən/; Greek Χάρων) is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead. A coin to pay Charon for passage, usually an obolus or danake, was sometimes placed in or on the mouth of a dead person.[1] Some authors say that those who could not pay the fee, or those whose bodies were left unburied, had to wander the shores for one hundred years. In the catabasis mytheme, heroes – such as Aeneas, Dionysus, Heracles, Hermes, Odysseus, Orpheus, Pirithous, Psyche, Theseus and Sisyphus – journey to the underworld and return, still alive, conveyed by the boat of Charon.

Sculpture:Graphite on Bronze

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:4 W x 7 H x 2.7 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.