Siren on the Wall

Siren on the Wall, or the birth of venus, beneath the pergola, north facing

It is strange to consider, but this woman of clay, the selkie that she is, seems a woman of about 28 or in her early 30s... Maybe, secretly this form is a sign of fertility, a signifier... I remember standing at the foot of the Birth of Venus in the Uffizi Art Gallery in Florence, Italy, and she too like the woman of clay was positioned above a shell. So the shell is a sign of fertility, and the woman above means what...?? To be continued...