Important! Due to new custom regulations we can no longer ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding. - In the tale of Cupid the honey thief, the child-god is stung by bees when he steals honey from their hive. He cries and runs to his mother Venus complaining that so small a creature should not cause such painful wounds. Venus laughs, and points out the poetic justice: he too is small, and yet delivers the sting of love. The story was first told about Eros in the nineteenth Idyll of Theocritus (3rd century BC). - Weight of the Silver: 33 grams. Registered shipping. Provenance/Known History: Ex. Private J.T. collection, The Netherlands. Collected in the 1980's. Important information: - A declaration of authenticity by my shop is provided with this lot. - Please do not pay for a won item before you are finished bidding in the auction. The system will not be able to combine your orders into one shipping if all items aren't paid at once.