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A Roman onyx cameo of Psyche and Cupid
in an oval gold box setting surmounted by a suspension hoop with scrolled terminals, the cameo showing a seated figure of Psyche with butterfly wings, her drapery falling around her waist, with a chubby figure of Cupid seated on her lap -- 2.1cm. long, 1st Century B.C./A.D.
in an oval gold box setting surmounted by a suspension hoop with scrolled terminals, the cameo showing a seated figure of Psyche with butterfly wings, her drapery falling around her waist, with a chubby figure of Cupid seated on her lap -- 2.1cm. long, 1st Century B.C./A.D.