Cupid and Psyche Intaglio Necklace

The love affair between Cupid and Psyche is one of the best known classical myths. Cupid, lover of the mortal Psyche, forbids her to cast eyes upon him and visits her only at night. Disobeying him, Psyche holds a light over his sleeping body, for which she is punished by Aphrodite. The scene conveyed by this modello is of Psyche being rescued in Cupid’s embrace.

Cast in reclaimed bronze from an 18th century intaglio and is handcrafted in Vancouver, Canada.

Approx. 2” x 1 3/8” and comes on a 18” circle loop chain.