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Antique French Cow Horn Snuff Box Lord Byron's Mazeppa with horse stock #JHBryonSnuf
Antique French cow horn snuff box with a scene from Lord Byron's Mazeppa. On this box Mazeppa is tyed naked to a wild horse that was set loose as punishement for having an affair with Countess Theresa. Measures 3.5" long, 2" wide, .75" high
"Mazeppa is a narrative poem written by the English Romantic poet Lord Byron in 1819. It is based on a popular legend about the early life of Ivan Mazepa (1639–1709), who later became Hetman (military leader) of Ukraine.[nb 1] Byron's poem was immediately translated into French, where it inspired a series of works in various art forms." -Wikipedia |
