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174, Cupid burns a butterfly at an altar. This refers the story of Cupid and Psyche.

  • Record Number: 40010307
  • Sub-database: Wellington
  • Reference Number: 174
  • Period of Original Gem: Roman
  • Material of Original Gem: garnet
  • Description: Cupid burns a butterfly at an altar. This refers the story of Cupid and Psyche.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • The Wellington Gems (1977) [London, Market, S.J. Phillips]: 174
  • Comments: Set in a gold ring

Last updated 22/04/2024 17:07:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2025 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

Link to this record using the address https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/930459E3-C8B1-4924-B970-6D679A7AB435

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