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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9790831, member: 79705&quot;][USER=83864]@Vector[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like it is Athena/Minerva (in her role as Mentor in The Odyssey) protecting Telemachus from Venus and Cupid(s).</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s this fresco from the King of Naples&#039; (Joachim Murat) palace:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]485053[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Note our man in the Cameo is a boy (same as Telemachus), and has a cord and (probably) cloak.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s this one from the British Museum by Abraham Raimbach (&quot;Minerva in the Clouds Above Telemachus&quot;):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]485054[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a lovely cameo! Lots of detail and good work on the features. I wonder who would want to wear this theme. A mother hoping to protect a young son from love before he has gained wisdom?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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