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Antique Gold Pendant & Brooch with Hardstone Cameo of Minerva, c. 1875


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Antique Gold Pendant & Brooch with Hardstone Cameo of Minerva, c. 1875
Antique Gold Pendant & Brooch with Hardstone Cameo of Minerva, c. 1875
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The goddesses of antiquity had many deities for every conceivable purpose and various responsibilities. The goddess Minerva, young, beautiful and graceful, was the mistress of wisdom, strategy, the arts and sciences. From Augustus onwards, she was also worshipped as the goddess who bestowed victory or guided the fate of the state. This cameo shows us her profile image, cut in two-tone hardstone agate. Her long hair, rich and full of movement, swells out from under her helmet with its magnificent horsehair tuft. The goddess's face is shaped according to the ancient ideal of beauty with a straight nose and is calm, yet full, beautiful and elegant. This depiction is most likely the work of a stone carver from Idar, as stone carvers in the Hunsrück region in particular developed a special mastery of working with hard agate in the 19th century that was celebrated throughout Europe. The elaborate gold setting was created at the same time around 1880 and, with its cord soldering and granules, shows the formal language of the so-called archaeological style. For the dating, see Brigitte Marquardt: Schmuckle. Realismus und Historismus. 1850-1895. Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz, Munich 1998, p. 287f. on the dating of the brooches in the same style.
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Antique Gold Pendant & Brooch with Hardstone Cameo of Minerva, c. 1875
For wise Moments
€ 1,190.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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