Gem Impression

53-5-52

From: Italy | Florence (Italy) | Naples | Rome (Italy)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 53-5-52
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Italy | Florence (Italy) | Naples | Rome (Italy)
Date Made 19th century
Section Mediterranean
Materials Plaster
Iconography Jupiter | Io
Description

Jupiter captivated by the beauty of Io, daughter of the river Inachus, descended to earth in a thick cloud and surprised the nymph

Height 4.1 cm
Width 5.1 cm
Depth 0.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Alfred G. B. Steel, 1953

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