{"product_id":"mermaid-in-a-scallop-shell-marble-relief-wall-art-120cm","title":"Mermaid in a Scallop Shell Marble Relief Wall Art - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mermaid sits back into a fluted scallop shell, her hair falling across the flutes and her tail curling forward over carved wave scrolls. The shell is the ground she is cut against, worked as a single scalloped panel, and a shallow sill runs the full width beneath the waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMermaid Wall Art Cut Against a Fluted Shell Ground\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flutes are the difficult part. Each one is cut to an even taper and has to keep its line where the hair crosses it, because a flute that wanders is obvious on a surface this plain. The figure is then raised off that ground far enough to throw a shadow while staying attached along the back. The marble is a warm cream with fine grey veining and a soft honed finish that suits water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shell panel belongs where water is already part of the garden: a pool surround, a courtyard wall, a terrace, a walled garden or a loggia. It also hangs perfectly well dry in a bathroom or a garden room. Give it a solid wall rather than a light partition, and keep planting clear of the shell so the flutes still read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePlumbing the Panel or Hanging It Dry\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven weeks. The shell is cut first and the figure raised from it afterwards, so the ground is committed before the mermaid is started and cannot be deepened later. The width is yours, and the panel can be supplied with a spout drilled beneath the sill for a wall fountain or left solid to hang dry. A pool or basin is not included; it is built into your own hard landscaping. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 233kg, crated flat, and it wants a mechanical fixing into masonry rather than plugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore figures are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/figure-art\"\u003efigure wall art\u003c\/a\u003e, with the panel work under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wall-sculptures\"\u003ewall sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53815937335643,"sku":"MST-REL-058","price":11131.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-REL-058_1.jpg?v=1787053703","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/mermaid-in-a-scallop-shell-marble-relief-wall-art-120cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}