9k Rose Gold Mounted Carved Shell Camo Brooch As Dionysus Antique Edwardian c1910
VVV240733.T
£605.00
Antique Edwardian Period Top Quality Shell Cameo Brooch (Likely Naples bay) finely carved and detailed with the head of the Greek God Dionysus, The God of wine, son of Zeus and mortal Semele. (Bacchus or Dionysus?) Bacchus is the Roman name for the Greek god Dionysus where as Dionysus is the native original, so there is no difference in the deities themselves, though the names refer to different cultural contexts. Both Bacchus and Dionysus are the gods of wine, fertility, revelry, and ecstasy, but their stories and worship practices differ due to their origins in Roman and Greek cultures, respectively.
Dionysus in this carved depiction looks right with long curled locks adorned with Grape vines and fruit.