it was a popular motif in the Victorian era circa 1880
Flattered by pale blue
was virtually the pendant de rigueur as a statement of fashion and of faith
Picking up this laden theme
"E" and "M" adorn the front of his chunk of clear
Georgian Cameo Earrings Medusa, Aphrodite & Eros under_1000 it was a popular motifOne fascinating aspect of symbols, imagery, gods and goddesses, rests in the many layered meanings they take on over the decades, centuries, or millennia. Medusa is one example and depending on the time and place, the image of her has been associated with beauty, rage, a powerful weapon, an evil averting symbol, and many more complex connections. Cultures such as the Berbers of North Africa, and the Greeks and Romans, all have versions of her