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MULTICOLOR MerLion Solid Carved Statue From Singapore

$ 12.13

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: VERY GOOD PRE OWNED. NO ISSUES. PLEASE EXAMINE PICTURES BEFORE BIDDING
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Singapore
  • Type: STATUE FIGURINE
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Region of Origin: Southeast Asia
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    MULTICOLOR MerLion Solid Carved Statue From Singapore
    PAINTED WITH HIGH GLOSS VIBRANT ENAMEL PAINTS
    MEASURES 5 1/2:inches tall.
    BASE MEASURES 3” by 2 3/4 “
    The Merlion was first used in Singapore as the logo for the tourism board. Its name combines "mer", meaning the sea, and "lion". The fish body represents Singapore's origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means "sea town" in Javanese. ..
    It's head represents Singapore's original name, Singapura, or 'lion city' in Malay.
    The Merlion is a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. Regarded as a Singapore icon, the Merlion was designed in 1964 for the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB; now known as the Singapore Tourism Board) and functioned as its logo from 1964 to 1997