Victorian Dionysus/Bacchus Cameo Brooch space age English import marks

English import marks

it has French 18k gold import marks indicating that it was likely retailed in Paris

The design is bold and very typically late deco

with textured scales

Victorian Dionysus/Bacchus Cameo Brooch space age English import marksDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Dionysus (known to the Romans as Bacchus) was the principle deity of one of the many mystery cults. He made his way into Roman culture along with many others through Greek mythology Believed to have been born from the union of Zeus and Persephone, representing the chthonic or underworld aspect of Zeus. The cult focused on rebirth, as exemplified through the seasonal growth of nature, but also of revelation through ecstasy