The Harpy Celaeno at The Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow

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Celaeno was one of the Harpies first featured in Greek mythology, mentioned in Homer's Ilias (later extensively spoken about in Roman mythology in Virgil's Aeneid). Celaeno encoutered Aeneas at Strophades, known as the dwelling-place of the Harpies, where she gave him prophecies of his coming journeys. Mary Pownall (1862-1937), a British female sculptor, sculpted this statue based on herself as the sitter. The bust was also displayed in the same year that she married in 1902. Despite little recognition nowadays, her studies saw her trave to Frankfurt, Paris (where she was tutored by Auguste Rodin) and Rome.   This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)