Victorian Nyx Cameo Brooch operculum something about there being two

something about there being two sides to every coin/story/person

is now a shoe shop

An excellent fly agaric mushroom pendant dating from the 1970s

Medallion: 2

Inner measurements: 5

Victorian Nyx Cameo Brooch operculum something about there being twoDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A fantastic Victorian shell cameo brooch depicting Nyx, the Goddess of night. The detailing is great, with winged figure carrying her two sleeping sons (Hypnos and Thanatos). Hypnos, the god of sleep, and his twin brother Thanatos, the god of death symbolize how sleep and death are intertwined in the darkness. She is seen being followed by an owl, the symbol of wisdom, and her bat wings, show transformative powers due to their