Antique 15K & Hardstone Bacchante Cameo Brooch turquoise For almost as long as

For almost as long as we’ve been studying the stars

the focus is on the portrait of an exotic woman richly clad in a green dress and red headdress

often coming in a matching pair

A variety of rosecut diamonds are held in deep flush settings within the face of this Georgian silver ring

and priced to fit any budget

Antique 15K & Hardstone Bacchante Cameo Brooch turquoise For almost as long asIn Greek mythology, maenads were the followers of Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". Maenads were also known as Bacchantes, after the equivalent Roman god, Bacchus. The women who followed these gods were portrayed as becoming inspired by the god into a state of ecstatic frenzy through a marathon of dancing and intoxication. During these rites, the maenads would dress in skins and carry a thyrsus, a