Figure of the month

Urania

April 2021

Urania was the Greek goddess of truth, is also the muse of astronomy and is usually portrayed holding a globe or compass. 

​The standing figure of Urania derives from a similarly posed statue in the Vatican Museum.

This figure is 11.8 inches tall. See Myrna Schkolne’s Staffordshire Figures Volume 4, page 179, figure 193.4.