Mars, Minerva, Venus, and Cupid
Cleveland Museum of Art

Mars, Minerva, Venus, and Cupid

Valerio Belli (Italian, c. 1468–1546) · early 1500s

rock crystal intaglio, gilded from reverse with gold and silver, backed with lapis lazuli, mounted in a gold pendant
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Lapis lazuli, the stone used in this pendant, was first mined in Afghanistan 9000 years ago.

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