"Cast Iron Cup: The Vigil Of Venus"
The Vigil of Venus: erotic Latin poem discovered by Erasmus in Venice when he stayed there.Our footed cup bears an engraved decoration with the refrain of the poem, cras amet qui nunquam amavit , with in the center an explicit scene with Venus and Cupid.
Very fine cast iron with very fine engraving on all parts.
Cup probably executed in the 18th or 19th century
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