17th Century Zeus Cameo Brooch necklaces circa 1890 - the stones

circa 1890 - the stones set in individual "pie-crust" mounts

Spectacular

in a literal sense

which affected society at all levels

17th Century Zeus Cameo Brooch necklaces circa 1890 - the stonesThis coral cameo dates from the 1600s and depicts Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, in high relief and stunning detail. It's carved from a single piece of red coral sourced off the coast of Naples and set in a 19th century Georgian Regency period brooch mount. Zeus was the third son and sixth and final child born to the Titans Cronus and Rhea. After castrating his father, Uranus, Cronus became the supreme ruler of the cosmos. Cronus had received a