{"product_id":"victorian-nicolo-onyx-cupid-intaglio-earrings","title":"Victorian Nicolo Onyx Cupid Intaglio Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003eCupid was appealing to the Victorians because he allowed them to express romantic desire through the \u003cem\u003erespectable\u003c\/em\u003e language of classical mythology. Baby cupid was playful, mischevious, and hinted at the erotic \u003cem\u003ewith that arrow,\u003c\/em\u003e but there was no impropriety (unlike with, say, Pan, who was a horny half-goat, or Priapus who was known for his boner. Satyrs, also, were often depicted drunk and chasing women - they represented the appetites that Victorian society was trying to keep under wraps. Cupid was DECENT; he made ancient erotic symbolism made socially acceptable, especially in the refined visual language of Neoclassical gem engraving. Ironically, the excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum revealed a far more sexually explicit, penis-decorated `ancient world than many admirers of classical antiquity expected. Here, two cupids - one resting, one taking aim - are carved into contrasting layers of nicolo onyx. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMATERIALS: 14k gold (tests), nicolo onyx\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAGE: c. 1870\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: Very good - ear wires are newer additions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 1 1\/8\" length measured from the top of the ear wire, 7\/8\" diameter\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53017177358618,"sku":"E865","price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/E865-2.jpg?v=1791835561","url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/products\/victorian-nicolo-onyx-cupid-intaglio-earrings","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}