Allegory of Vice and Virtue, Venetian school 16th century
Round bronze plaque, with light brown flap, two small holes; 56.4 mm; 43.8 gr.
A naked nymph lying asleep on a pedestal, with two cupids, one of whom touches her breast; on the right, two Satyrs, the first lifts a corner of the nymph's cloak, the other holds a branch of leaves; in the background a tree and in the center a cippus, smooth background.Ancient casting.
Ref. Rossi F. coll Scaglia 2011 pp. 124\126 type variant A; Toderi–Vannel 1996 pp. 106 nos. 191,192,193; Cannata 1982, pp 55, n. 37.