Snuff box, painted with mythological representations, Rectangular golden box with arched lid. The inside and outside are enamelled white. On the outside of the lid a painted representation of Perseus, who liberates Andromeda, on the inside Venus with the armor of Aeneas. On the front show of Leda with the swan. Venus and Amor on the back, resting by a fountain. The underside is painted with putti, Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda, sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene, water-birds: swan, Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda, Gottfried Chodowiecki, Berlin, 1777, gold (metal), h 4.3 cm × w 7.1 cm × d 5.9 cm
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Snuff box, painted, mythological representations, Rectangular golden box, arched lid, inside, outside, enamelled white, lid, painted representation, Perseus, liberates Andromeda, inside Venus, armor, Aeneas, front, Leda, swan, Venus, Amor, back, resting, fountain, underside, putti, Perseus kills, sea monster, turns, stone, showing, Gorgon's head, release Andromeda, sometimes, parents Cepheus, Cassiopea watch, scene, water-birds, Jupiter, shape, Gottfried Chodowiecki, Berlin, 1777, gold, metal
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