Mid Victorian Hercules & Minerva Gryllus Cameo Brooch art deco and a date inscription to

and a date inscription to the back: 22nd April 1897

an old symbol of the order known to symbolise the evil and good of human life

Complete with its original safety chain

with further articulation to the inner sections which are crafted with abstract foliate forms and each home to a

Mid Victorian Hercules & Minerva Gryllus Cameo Brooch art deco and a date inscription toDATE: Etruscan Revival, c. 1870 Incredible mid Victorian cameo brooch featuring a Gryllus comprising the heads of Athena Minerva and Heracles Hercules, as well as the lion's head famously worn by the latter. The Grylli (essentially referring to any group of conjoined heads) was thought to ward off the evil eye, and protect the wearer from demonic spirits. They were often a combination of beasts and humans with mythical associations. This example is