{"product_id":"neoclassical-patinated-bronze-atropos-figure-france-c-1880","title":"NEOCLASSICAL PATINATED BRONZE ATROPOS FIGURE, FRANCE, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis finely cast bronze identifies the figure as Atropos, the eldest of the three Fates in Greek mythology. While her sisters Clotho and Lachesis spun and measured the thread of life, Atropos was the \"inflexible\" one tasked with severing it. She is depicted here with her traditional attributes: the shears (or scissors) held in her right hand, poised to cut the thread, and a length of cloth or thread gathered in her left. The dynamic, upward-reaching pose and the relief-cast pedestal featuring \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"507\"\u003eputti (\u003c\/i\u003ewho appear to be handling various instruments of destiny) underscore the allegorical nature of the piece, symbolizing the inevitable conclusion of the human lifespan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe marble plinth appears to have been added later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"French Foundry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50776973279465,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/9945\/2905\/files\/IMG_61862.jpg?v=1775042197","url":"https:\/\/klsvaults.com\/products\/neoclassical-patinated-bronze-atropos-figure-france-c-1880","provider":"KLS Vaults","version":"1.0","type":"link"}