07-02-2021, 09:13 AM
What is an original ? Melusine, siren, mermaid.
The first known written reference to the story of Melusine in the bathtub comes from England. Author known. (ca.1220).
The first known translation in German, (ca.1410) comes from Bern, (Switzerland). Author known.
But that is only the story. The pictures are much older.
Some say that something comes from Persia, others from Celtic mythology.
Presumably they have become mixed up over the centuries, so that an attribution is no longer possible.
Example bottle 400 BC,
and others.
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