Details
Micromosaic panel depicting Apollo driving his chariot, surrounded by the Hours and being led by Aurora, gold filigree and wire work with rosette detail to the reverse, circa 1870

Size/Dimensions: inner circumference 17.2 cm
Gross Weight: 93.0 grams
Literature
D. Bennett and D. Mascetti, Understanding Jewellery, Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1989, page 192 for a similar example
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The micromosaic is based on a fresco commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese and painted by Guido Reni in 1612.

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