Jill Garber
Very fine 19th Century hand carved cameo depicting leda and the swan cameo surrounded with rosemary green Royston turquoise cabochons
Fine Jewelry
Leda and the swan refer to a historical Greek myth about zeus transforming into a swan to seduce leda, the queen of sparta. This resulted in the birth of prominent figures like helen of troy, the cause of the trojan war.
• sterling silver
• 19 th. Century hand carved leda and the swan cameo
• Royston turquoise
• hand made in the USA
• Original Jill Garber Design
• sterling silver
• 19 th. Century hand carved leda and the swan cameo
• Royston turquoise
• hand made in the USA
• Original Jill Garber Design
A LARGE ANTIQUE, HAND CARVED, NINETEENTH CENTURY LEDA AND THE SWAN CAMEO IS METICULOUSLY FRAMED IN NATURAL GREENISH BLUE ROYSTON CABOCHONS. LEDA AND THE SWAN IS A STORY DERIVED FROM...
A LARGE ANTIQUE, HAND CARVED, NINETEENTH CENTURY LEDA AND THE SWAN CAMEO IS METICULOUSLY FRAMED IN NATURAL GREENISH BLUE ROYSTON CABOCHONS. LEDA AND THE SWAN IS A STORY DERIVED FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY, IN WHICH THE GOD ZEUS IN THE FORM OF A SWAN FALLS IN LOVE WITH LEDA. ACCORDING TO THE MYTH, LEDA BORE HELEN AND POLYDEUCES, TWO OF THE CHILDREN OF ZEUS. AT THE SAME TIME, SHE ALSO BORE, CASTOR AND CLYTEMNESTRA, HER CHILDREN WITH HUSBAND TYNDAREUS - THE KING OF SPARTA. THIS COMPLEX GRECIAN MYTH WAS FAMOUSLY DEPICTED BY THE ITALIAN ARTIST MICHELANGELO DURING THE 16 TH. CENTURY.
Courtney Collins Fine Art
32 Town Center Avenue, C-1
Big Sky, Montana 59716
(406) 581-3092
www.CourtneyCollinsFineArt.com
Courtney@ColorIsTheMedicine.com
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