"Ganimede and the Eagle" Cameo

540,00 €

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Hand Carved Cameo

Category: Art Masterpieces

"The mythological story of Ganymede served as a significant emblem for the nature
 of love between men, a philosophically higher love than that aimed at women:
 the story of the divine eagle thus secured a place of honor among the artistic 
references to desire homoerotic"
 
Genuine hand carved shell cameo
Shell: Cassis Madagascariensis
Cameo size: 45 mm
 
Our creations are furnished with certificate of authenticity.
 
We can created a setting on request.