# Pendant in the form of Cupid in a niche

- By: anonymous
- Date: c. 1560 - c. 1580
- Medium: pearl, gold (metal), email
- Classification: pendant (jewelry)
- Dimensions: height 5.5 cm x width 3.9 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-17058--5a96c57db9ab70387aa29fa461b273e7)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/uaTwr/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Efforts to reproduce a design quickly and simply were made as early as the Renaissance. Looking closely at this pendant, one can see that it is assembled of various parts: the niche, the little figure and the settings of the precious stones are joined together with screws.