No. 98256013

Ancient Greek Extremely Rare Psyche & Eros Carnelian Stone Intaglio
No. 98256013

Ancient Greek Extremely Rare Psyche & Eros Carnelian Stone Intaglio
Stunning Intaglio Carnelian Stone , Ancient Greece 300-100 BC
Intaglio show Psyche Tearing Eros With a Dove
Very Rare piece.!!!!!!!!!
Wife of Eros & Mother of Hedone.
In Greek mythology, Psyche is the name of a mortal princess, beloved of Eros, who after many trials becomes immortal.
Psyche (the person): This is a famous story about a royal daughter, so beautiful that the goddess Aphrodite became jealous. Aphrodite ordered her son, Eros (the god of love), to make Psyche fall in love with a monster. However, Eros himself fell in love with Psyche and visited her at night.
Treatment by Aphrodite: Psyche was forced to perform difficult tasks by Aphrodite, but eventually became immortal and could thus be reunited with Eros.
Weight : 5.27 Gram
19.3 x 15.2 mm
High Qualty
see image for own impression
Own private collection inherited from Grandfather, who built the collection in the 1960's "
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