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Original fileThis small, ancient glass cameo features a low-relief profile of the god Apollo. Despite the wear on the surface, the figure remains discernible within a circular border.
As a representation of the solar deity, this object reflects the foundational role of classical myth in later Renaissance Neoplatonic solar philosophy, where Apollo serves as a primary symbol for the intellect and the divine light.
Marsilio Ficino
Ficino frequently invokes the solar symbolism of Apollo as the intellectual sun and the source of divine illumination in his Neoplatonic writings.
Object
Glass ? opaque white
mythological
Digital Source
Unknown · Public domain
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