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Item 351 of 2719

Octagonal vintage biscuit tin with a romantic Roman scene

SKU: BT-3030-20

Octagonal vintage biscuit tin with a romantic Roman scene.

  • Manufacturer: unknown
  • Date of manufacture: 1980s

Description
Octagonal biscuit tin with a separate lid. The decoration of this tin consists of a dark red background with gold-coloured decorative details. A romantic Roman scene on the lid. Three women are pulling a chariot with Cupid on it.

Cupid or Amor in Roman mythology is the divine, eternally young son of Venus, the goddess of love, and her lover Mars.

Condition
This biscuit tin is in a good vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Size

  • Height: 7 cm.
  • Length: 14 cm.
  • Width: 14 cm.

Cupid
In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known in Latin as Amor ("Love"). His Greek counterpart is Eros. Although Eros is generally portrayed as a slender winged youth in Classical Greek art, during the Hellenistic period, he was increasingly portrayed as a chubby boy. During this time, his iconography acquired the bow and arrow that represent his source of power: a person, or even a deity, who is shot by Cupid's arrow is filled with uncontrollable desire. In myths, Cupid is a minor character who serves mostly to set the plot in motion. He is a main character only in the tale of Cupid and Psyche, when wounded by his own weapons, he experiences the ordeal of love. Although other extended stories are not told about him, his tradition is rich in poetic themes and visual scenarios, such as "Love conquers all" and the retaliatory punishment or torture of Cupid. 

In art, Cupid often appears in multiples as the Amores, or amorini in the later terminology of art history, the equivalent of the Greek erotes. Cupids are a frequent motif of both Roman art and later Western art of the classical tradition. In the 15th century, the iconography of Cupid starts to become indistinguishable from the putto.

Cupid continued to be a popular figure in the Middle Ages, when under Christian influence he often had a dual nature as Heavenly and Earthly love. In the Renaissance, a renewed interest in classical philosophy endowed him with complex allegorical meanings. In contemporary popular culture, Cupid is shown drawing his bow to inspire romantic love, often as an icon of Valentine's Day.


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Country of origin
Unknown

Kind of object
Biscuit tin - cookie tin

Theme
Cupid - chariot - women - Romance - Roman era

Category
Vintage tins

Color
Dark red - gold - multi-coloured

Manufacturer
...

Brand
Unknown

Material
Tin - metal - paint

Particularities
Octagonal - loose lid

Era
1980s

Quality
Good vintage condition

Height
7,00 cm

Lenght
14,00 cm

Width
14,00 cm

Shipping method
Parcel post with track & trace

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