Description

ADRIANA – MEDITERRANEAN MONK SEAL

Symbol of the sea, protection of nature ...

Small statuette (on a stone base – 7,5 cm x 15 cm x 5 cm, ceramics,  unique glaze)

The Mediterranean monk seal (lat. Monachus monachus) is a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae. It symbolizes the sea and the protection of nature. Kogoj designed the Adriana sculpture as a mascot for the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split. The entrance hall of the swimming pools in Split was enriched with a monolithic sculpture of Adriana, the Mediterranean monk seal, on that occasion. The idea was presented by the famous Jacques-Yves Cousteau with the wish that society would protect this animal species, which was on the brink of extinction in the late seventies in the Mediterranean Sea. The Adriana sculpture was also presented at the 1979 World Congress on Industrial Design in Mexico.
The item is packed in gift box.

THE PRODUCT IS UNIQUE, ONLY FEW PIECES MADE!
THE PRODUCT IS HANDMADE!