Swarovski Fermacarte Lupa Edizione Limitata 2011 - Paperweight

#1145684

Purchase in Italy, never display, always kept inside box except to take pictures.

Size is 9cm in height, weight is about 1kg Solid piece of iceberg crystal marking the Wolf (story of how Rome gets the name) Limited edition of 3000 pieces worldwide The Capitoline Wolf (Italian: Lupa Capitolina) is a bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome. The sculpture shows a she-wolf suckling the mythical twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. According to the legend, when King Numitor, grandfather of the twins, was overthrown by his brother Amulius in Alba Longa, the usurper ordered them to be cast into the Tiber River. They were rescued by a she-wolf that cared for them until a herdsman, Faustulus, found and raised them. The image of the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus is a symbol of Rome since ancient times, and one of the most recognizable icons of ancient mythology.

Original box

(please ask for combined shipping if you are buying more than 1 item, thanks)