Pendant
ca. 1570-1575 (made)
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Banded agate intaglio of Venus in Vulcan's forge accompanied by Cupid in a yellow and rose gold mount
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Materials and techniques | Banded agate intaglio in yellow and rose gold mount |
Brief description | Banded agate intaglio of Venus in Vulcan's forge accompanied by Cupid in yellow and rose gold mount. England, intaglio about 1570-5, in a later mount. |
Physical description | Banded agate intaglio of Venus in Vulcan's forge accompanied by Cupid in a yellow and rose gold mount |
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Credit line | Private Collection |
Object history | The parchment document in this loan records that Parker presented an agate to Queen Elizabeth. The Parker Jewel, which is carved with a scene of Venus and Cupid at Vulcan's forge in intaglio is by family tradition the agate concerned. The inscription in the central roundel of the parchment is a triple wordplay on 'achos', cares, 'achates', and Achates, the loyal friend of Aeneas, the legendary founder of Rome. The parallel between Achates and Aeneas, and Parker and the Queen, is a declaration of Parker's own loyalty to Elizabeth. |
Production | The mount was added later |
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Accession number | LOAN:MET ANON.107-1968 |
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Record created | August 1, 2007 |
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