18K包金 金 - 吊坠项链
编号 85488113
胸针 金属 - 黛安娜阿尔特弥斯贝壳浮雕
编号 85488113
胸针 金属 - 黛安娜阿尔特弥斯贝壳浮雕
A beautiful antique very large Cameo shell brooch, depicting Diana Artemis, Goddess of hunt and wild animals.
Diana's attributes are a crescent moon on the brow, a bow, a quiver of arrows and hunting hounds. It is the rare piece that gives her all of these; the crescent moon alone suffices to make the identification.
The cameo Sardonyx shell has a excusite clean cut, finely carved and highly detailed, and it is set in gold metal possible pinchbeck. It closes in a C clasp.
Dating late 1800’s.
Measurements
Weight approximately 12.40 grams
Length approximately 6 centimetres
Size approximately 6 by 4.5 centimetres
A bit of history:
“ Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon. She is equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, and absorbed much of Artemis' mythology early in Roman history, including a birth on the island of Delos to parents Jupiter and Latona, and a twin brother, Apollo.”
Note:
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