Style Other / Ref.13498
Fireback with Hermes' caduceus and horns of plenty
Dimensions
Width 19'' ¾ 50cm
Height 25'' ⅝ 65cm
Origin:
18th century.
Status:
Good condition.
This fireback was made of cast iron in the late 18th century. It is adorned with a canopy under which two horns of plenty frame a caduceus. Represented by a laurel or olive tree stick, surmounted by two wings and encircled by two interlaced snakes, the caduceus, in Greek mythology, is one of Hermes' attributes. It's used to heal the snakes' bites and represents through the snakes interlacing the union of the earth and the sky. Apart from Hermes, the goddess Iris was also represented with a caducée, because she was also Hera's messenger.
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