Key to the Sibyl Temple

Even a key can be a work of art if it opens the door to the temple of memory.
The key to the Temple of the Sybil in Puławy is a caduceus made according to the design of Henry Ittar. Caduceus is the mythical staff of Mercury crowned with wings and entwined by two snakes.
Mercury had an important role in the ancient world - he was a messenger of the gods, but with the help of the caduceus, he could also lead souls from the beyond.

In 1809, it seemed that the time of leading souls from the beyond just arrived. Procession of the Puławy set out to meet the Polish forces liberating West Galicia. Its participants carried souvenirs of the great leaders of old Poland. The procession was closed by the duchess Izabela herself, with the key to the Temple of Sybil in her hand.