Amber group. Greek, VI century B.C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Amber group. Greek, VI century B.C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Catsimpoolas, Nicholas · [ca. 1915–1960]

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

From back of item: Amber ornament. A woman and a boy, perhaps Aphrodite and Adonis, recline on a couch, at the foot of which a little child is sitting. Remains of iron rivets at the back indicate that the objects served as an ornament. Said to be from Tarentum.

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