Snuff box; painted with mythological representations; Rectangular golden box with arched lid. The inside and outside are enamelled white. On the outside of the lid a painted representation of Perseus; who liberates Andromeda; on the inside Venus with the armor of Aeneas. On the front show of Leda with the swan. Venus and Amor on the back; resting by a fountain. The underside is painted with putti; Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda; sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene; water-birds: swan; Jupiter; in the shape of a swan; and Leda; Gottfried Chodowiecki; Berlin; 1777; gold (metal); h 4.3 cm x w 7.1 cm x d 5.9 cm