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hand painted gold and gold leafed doll head mounted on gold metallic baroque wings linked with golden chunky chains
close with 3 hooks at the back (neck, chest, hips)
adjustable size at the back so unique size (and can be adjusted on request with customer measurement)
can be worn with nothing underneath for a more revealing look or on top of a dress for very sophisticated Schiaparelli meets Paco Rabanne inspired outfit
Apollonius of Rhodes in Argonautica first described the sirens in writing as part woman and part bird.By the 7th century BC, sirens were regularly depicted in art as human-headed birds.
"Odysseus was curious as to what the sirens sang to him, and so, on the advice of Circe , he had all of his sailors plug their ears with beeswax and tie him to the mast. He ordered his men to leave him tied tightly to the mast, no matter how much he might beg. When he heard their beautiful song, he ordered the sailors to untie him but they bound him tighter. When they had passed out of earshot, Odysseus demonstrated with his frowns to be released.Some post-Homeric authors state that the sirens were fated to die if someone heard their singing and escaped them, and that after Odysseus passed by they therefore flung themselves into the water and perished." .