Jill Garber
WISDOM CUFF WITH LEDA & THE SWAN, NINETEENTH CENTURY HAND CARVED CAMEO AND NATURAL GREENISH BLUE ROYSTON CAMEO CABOCHONS
Fine Gems
$ 7,250.00
A LARGE ANTIQUE, HAND CARVED, NINETEENTH CENTURY LEDA AND THE SWAN CAMEO IS METICULOUSLY FRAMED IN NATURAL GREENISH BLUE ROYSTON CABOCHONS. LEDA AND THE SWAN IS A STORY DERIVED FROM...
A LARGE ANTIQUE, HAND CARVED, NINETEENTH CENTURY LEDA AND THE SWAN CAMEO IS METICULOUSLY FRAMED IN NATURAL GREENISH BLUE ROYSTON CABOCHONS. LEDA AND THE SWAN IS A STORY DERIVED FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY, IN WHICH THE GOD ZEUS IN THE FORM OF A SWAN FALLS IN LOVE WITH LEDA. ACCORDING TO THE MYTH, LEDA BORE HELEN AND POLYDEUCES, TWO OF THE CHILDREN OF ZEUS. AT THE SAME TIME, SHE ALSO BORE, CASTOR AND CLYTEMNESTRA, HER CHILDREN WITH HUSBAND TYNDAREUS - THE KING OF SPARTA. THIS COMPLEX GRECIAN MYTH WAS FAMOUSLY DEPICTED BY THE ITALIAN ARTIST MICHELANGELO DURING THE 16 TH. CENTURY.
