Medea, a fan, the leaf painted with Jason marrying his second wife and the rejected Medea, the ivory sticks finely carved and pierced with four pairs of twins, probably Medea's tragic children, a couple, musicians and dolphins - 11in. (28cm.), circa 1730 (fragment missing from one stick)

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Medea, a fan, the leaf painted with Jason marrying his second wife and the rejected Medea, the ivory sticks finely carved and pierced with four pairs of twins, probably Medea's tragic children, a couple, musicians and dolphins - 11in. (28cm.), circa 1730 (fragment missing from one stick)
See colour plate 6

Exhibited
Orlando, no.6

Lot Essay

Medea driven mad with jealousy, killed her children and served them to the faithless Jason

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