article_snippet.sent: Magnificent: This 2,000-year-old pendant depicts the goddess Aphrodite and her son, Eros .
article_snippet.sent: There is also a gold pendant depicting Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, with Eros, the Greek god of love hovering above her right shoulder.
article_snippet.sent: The piece is set with a cabochon garnet, a nod to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine-making, festivities and fertility, and is likely to have been presented to The piece original owner as a love token or wedding gift.