Rulers of England – Edward II

Wedgwood

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Statuette on tall base.
Vase, David Puxley, Wedgwood, glazed stoneware
Reclining Hermaphrodite, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron
Self-framed oval plaque of black basalt molded in relief illustrating the marriage feast of Perseus and Andromeda at the moment it is violently interrupted by Phineas, to whom Andromeda was formerly betrothed; outnumbered by Phineas and his followers, Perseus is seen in the foreground holding the severed head of Medusa, who he had recently slain, above a pile of bodies, to the left is a banquet table below a drawn curtain, in the background is an architectural structure and the arrival of more of Phineas's followers.