Vintage JADED 1991 Toro Farnese Cameo Signed buying Brooch PIN 22K Gold Gilt Pin Brooch - REF 1757

Beautiful Toro Farnese vintage JADED 1991 22K Gold Plated Pearl Cameo brooch pin!

A little history of the Farnese Bull:

Italian: Toro Farnese, formerly in the Farnese collection in Rome, is a massive Roman elaborated copy of a Hellenistic sculpture. It is the largest single sculpture yet recovered from antiquity. Along with the rest of the Farnese antiquities, it has been since 1826 in the collection of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli in Naples, inv. no. 6002, though in recent years sometimes displayed at the Museo di Capodimonte across the city. The sculpture in Naples is much restored, and includes around the base a child, a dog, and other animals not apparently in the original composition, which is known from versions in other media.[1]

The Farnese Bull
Pliny the Elder mentions what was presumably the prime version of it as the work of the Rhodian artists Apollonius of Tralles buying and his brother Tauriscus, stating that it was commissioned at the end of the 2nd century BCE and carved from just one whole block of marble. It was imported from Rhodes as part of the remarkable collection of artwork and sculpture owned by Asinius Pollio, a Roman politician who lived during the years between the Republic and the Principate.

This group represents the myth of Dirce first wife of Lykos, King of Thebes. She was tied to a wild bull by Amphion and Zethus, the sons of Antiope, who wanted to punish Dirce for the ill-treatment inflicted on their mother.

Beautifully reimagined by the Jaded 1991 designer.

On Jaded website, this brooch sells for $285.00

Signed: 1991 Jaded

Condition: Excellent

2 1/2" in size

Great piece to wear and bring back into circulation. Wear as a pendant, pin, brooch, necklace, scarf pin, sash pin. This is a cool piece to add to your jewelry collection! Craftsmanship is over the top.

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