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Instrumentum - Cupid and Psyche

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Title of depicted object : Cupid and Psyche
Current Location : Lost
Source object type : hairpin
Date : 1st c. AD
Archaeological Findspot : Italy, Herculaneum
Provenance : Portici Museum, Joséphine de Beauharnais (gift from Ferdinand IV, 1802), Chevalier Durand (1815), Pourtalès-Georgier
Iconography : Cupid and Psyche as lovers

n° 131 p. 213

Notes:

With further bibliography

https://digitalmontagny.inha.fr/en/record/montagny14v07a

Link to manuscript:

Drawing Inscription:

aiguille de tête

en argent

Support Material:

Transparent paper

Drawing Medium and Style:

Ink, chiaroscuro

Drawing Source:

Tracing Source:

Saint-Non et al., 1790 - SA, pl. 16h (57)