Unique Children of the Hydra Bronze Prototype Skeleton

Disse var laget i et meget begrenset antall og var kun tilgjengelig over en kort tid og solgt for mellom kr10, 000 og kr12,000.

Denne her var en av de alle første som ble laget som en test, og etter noe diskusjon med Ray Harryhausen var det noe justeringer av disse prototyper til få de som ble produsert til salgs med i annerledes stillinger osv.

Det vil si at denne er den eneste utgave som ser slik ut. Og er nok kun for en serious samler av film effekter.

Limited Edition Sculptures

Simon first met Ray Harryhausen several years before work began on Talos Awakes, after he had been commissioned to make a sculpture of the Children of the Hydra. A diorama of seven miniature bronze skeletons set on a base of 2000 year old oak. Ray loved the skeletons so much he endorsed a limited edition of bronze miniatures to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the release of Jason and the Argonauts.

The Children of the Hydra Skeletons are amongst the most famous stop motion creatures created by Ray Harryhausen. Featured in the cult classic film Jason and the Argonauts, seven skeletons are spawned from the teeth of the slain Hydra by King Aeëtes of Colchis. Five skeletons arise from the ground wielding swords and shields, alongside two

holding spears.

The skeletons are approximately one tenth life size and seven inches tall. Each sculpture was hand-made, carefully assembled bone by bone in wax then lost-wax cast into bronze.

These bronze skeletons are no longer in production. They were a numbered limited edition of just 250 skeletons in total, including the complete sets.

These sculptures were hand made by Raven Armoury in association with The Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation.

Based on effects characters created by Ray Harryhausen for a Charles H. Schneer Production.

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These sculptures are no longer available to purchase from Raven Armoury.