Edwardian Gold Caduceus Brooch portraits An oval miniature painting

An oval miniature painting

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and it opens to reveal two locket compartments for storing small keepsakes or photographs

Edwardian Gold Caduceus Brooch portraits An oval miniature paintingDATE: Edwardian, 1914 An outstanding antique brooch modelled as the caduceus (aka staff of Hermes). In Greek mythology the staff was given to Hermes by his half brother Apollo as a gift in return for the tortoise shell lyre, although its origins can be traced back as far as ancient Mesopotania circa 3500 BC and the Sumerian god Ningishzida who carried a wingless version of the double snaked staff. It's a particularly potent symbol that to this day