Thuner or Thunor, Saxon God
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This Is Not My Scan Nor My Model. I Found This 3D Model On Myminfactory From "Scan The World". It Prints Out Great And I Thought I Would Share It Here On Thingiverse. The Original Link Is Below. Https://Www.Myminifactory.Com/Object/Thuner-Saxon-God-Of-Thunder-V-A-Sculpture-Gallery-London-1797 Info From Wiki About Statue. Thuner, The God Of Thunder, Is One Of The Seven Saxon Gods, Each Representing A Day Of The Week. It Was Carved Circa 1730 For Sir Richard Temple, Viscount Cobham (1675-1749) For His Garden In Stowe, Buckinghamshire. On The Base Of The Sculpture, Thuner'S Name Is Carved In Runes Beneath A Thunderbolt. Originally The Statues Were Set Around An Altar In An Open Grove, Known As The Saxon Temple At Stowe; Later They Were Placed In Stowe'S Gothic Temple Of Liberty. They Formed Part Of An Important Group Of Buildings And Statuary Erected By Lord Cobham During The 1730S, Which Embodied A Political Programme Championing Whig Beliefs In Historic British Liberty. Rysbrack Was One Of The Most Important Sculptors Working Britain At This Time. A Native Of The Netherlands, He Came Over To England In About 1720, And Soon Established Himself As A Sculptor Of Monuments, Portraits And Busts. The Saxon Gods, However, Are Unique In His Work; Neither Are Similar Figures Known By Any Other Sculptors.
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