Victorian Bull Intaglio Pendant
A cool late Victorian zodiac pendant set with a black onyx cabochon, intaglio carved - in the Roman style - to depict a bull. The symbol for Taurus (slightly different to the conventional one) is carved above, and it's set in a simple 9ct gold mount. English, circa 1890.
Taurus is the second sign of the modern zodiac, associated with several myths from ancient or pagan sources of bull worship. It featured in the Mesopotamian zodiac (first sign) as "The Great Bull of Heaven," to the Greeks it represented Zeus, and to the Romans it was related to the harvest, agriculture, and fertility.
Era: Victorian circa 1890
Size: 2.2cm by 1.3cm
Stone: Onyx
Marks: 9ct stamp inside the bezel
Condition: Great antique condition
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