Item: Cameo of the goddesses' Day and Night

Reference #: 7829

Status:  sold

Dimensions: 2 inches by 2.25 inches

Condition: excellent, no cracks or stress lines

Year: 1870-90 

Description: A very desirable and hard to find carving of Nyx (goddess of Night) and Eos (goddess of Dawn/Day).  The carving is crisp and set in a gold filled frame. 

Have you seen Michele Rowan's new book on Cameos?  In it, she writes that, "Nyx, goddess of Night, was a feared goddess and mother of many powerful forces including Sleep, Death, Doom and the Tribe of Dreams".   She also writes about the many attributes of Day/Dawn.  Michele's book is not only a great read but is a must have for any collector of antique cameos!