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Mars and Venus Cameo: 16th c.; Mount: late 18th c.
Onyx: grey and white, black shellac backing; open gold mount with hook-shaped suspension loop and ring | 1.7 x 2.3 cm (cameo) | RCIN 43772
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Cameo depicting a full-length figure of Mars, wearing classical armour and a helmet, in three-quarter view, with his head in profile to the left. He faces the figure of Venus to the left. She is naked and seen from the back in three-quarter view. To the right stands Cupid shooting an arrow; a tree closes the scene to the left. An intaglio sun and its rays are at the top right.
Text adapted from Ancient and Modern Gems and Jewels in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London, 2008Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1872
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Medium and techniques
Onyx: grey and white, black shellac backing; open gold mount with hook-shaped suspension loop and ring
Measurements
1.7 x 2.3 cm (cameo)
