{"product_id":"lost-owl-love-war-intaglio-pendant","title":"Lost Owl \"The Punishment of Cupid\" Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Punishment of Cupid\u003c\/strong\u003e. What's that all about? This one is a little less romantic and a little more defiant. Cupid as a vanquished foe, temporarily defeated - restrained.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe winged, cherubic Cupid is bound, hands tied behind his back and behind him a \u003cem\u003etropaion\u003c\/em\u003e, a battlefield shrine. He is defeated and he is captive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe trophy looks like a suit of armour on a pole; when the ancient Greeks won a battle they would take the armour of the defeated foe and erect it on a monument on the site of the battle, dedicating it to a deity as a thanks for the victory. They were called a 'tro-pie-on' and its where we get our word for trophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo it’s saying, \u003cem\u003e“Cupid you have led me astray me one to many times and you’ve got me in to trouble one too many times!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I’m not following your whims and reckless desire any more, I just need to be single for a bit.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the general vibe I’m getting from this one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn amethyst paste seal like this one is known as a \"Tassie\". Where \u003cem\u003eintaglio\u003c\/em\u003e is carved stone, \u003cem\u003epaste seals\u003c\/em\u003e are made from leaded glass that is poured into a mould to create the seal. Often times they used an original intaglio, usually an important or famous example, to make the mould. The process was invented by James Tassie in the 18th Century (hence the name).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd this is exactly that: an exact replica of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/H_1913-0307-178\"\u003ean intaglio currently in the British Museum that depicts the Punishment of Cupid\u003c\/a\u003e. Interestingly, there's no academic consensus on whether the original is an ancient carving... some scholars think it is, and some think it’s 18th century neoclassicism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat I really like is that you can see on the gem in the British Museum that there's a chip on the stone, and because they've used that very same stone as the mould, the chip is there on the bottom corner of our Tassie too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the inscription on the gem is ΑΥΛΟΥ, \\\"(of) Aulos?\" I assume it's in the genitive case, relating to its carver or original owner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe gold is recycled 18 carat inspired by Georgian era cut-down settings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart 2 of our three-piece series exploring love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Owl Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52224368378168,"sku":null,"price":2150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/Website-3025.jpg?v=1776432224","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/lost-owl-love-war-intaglio-pendant","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}