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Rare sea nymph figurehead from Crimean war ship given listed status

Grade II listing given to HMS Arethusa piece on advice of Historic England

A wooden figurehead depicting a mythical sea nymph which adorned a ship used in battle during the Crimean war has been named as one of the more unusual objects to get listed status from the UK government.

The 3.5-metre-tall figure was used on HMS Arethusa and features an exposed right breast as it was thought in the 19th century that a naked woman would be able to calm a sea.

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from Culture | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WvXaW0
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