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The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche Cameo in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, October 2009

The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche Cameo in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, October 2009
Cameo with the Wedding of Cupid and Psyche or an initiation rite
Roman, Late Republican or Early Imperial Period, Mid–to late 1st century B.C.
Tryphon

Dimensions: Overall: 4.5 x 3.7 x 0.6 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 1/4 in.)

Medium or Technique: Layered onyx cameo

Classification: Jewelry / Adornment

Catalogue Raisonné: Highlights: Classical Art (MFA), p. 091.

Accession Number: 99.101

The wedding of Cupid and Psyche. Incised Greek inscription: "Tryphon made it."

Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/cameo-with-the-wedding-of-...

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