Mid-Victorian "Cupid Carving Aphrodite" Lava Cameo Pendant Archaeological Revival DATE: Early Victorian

DATE: Early Victorian

who knows why

there are two diamonds set above the main emerald cut stones

a small abrasion to one side of the stone

but presumably not by the general populace

Mid-Victorian "Cupid Carving Aphrodite" Lava Cameo Pendant Archaeological Revival DATE: Early VictorianDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 An utterly breathtaking lava cameo pendant dating from the mid 19th Century, circa 1860. The subject is particularly cool, even by the Victorians' neo classical standards Cupid sits on a cloud, inside a scallop shell, carving the head of Aphrodite with hammer and chisel (with a set of compasses to one side). It's pretty much the ultimate amorous romantic sentiment. The detail is just astonishing, carved on both the front and