13-01-2016, 13:17
Sardonyx kamea przedstawiająca Wenus i Adonisa
Sardonyx cameo depicting Venus and Adonis; Roman, beginning first century CE Adonis leans back against the goddess, who embraces him.
To the left is a Dionysiac thrysus, and at the top is a small statue of Priapus. Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Credits: Barbara McManus, 2006 Keywords: erotic; mythology; Aphrodite