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Brooch
Italian
around 1870
Object Place: American or European
Medium/Technique
Gilt metal and lava stone
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 3.8 x 3.1 x 2 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number64.622
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis brooch is made of a tan-grey lava stone, carved in very high relief and set in a simple gilt metal bezel with an open back crossed by the pin stem which is of a white metal (possibly a replacement). The subject consists of a three-quarter standing winged putti embracing a dog, a symbol of fidelity.