Victorian Dionysus/Bacchus Cameo Brooch bronze It's intricately engraved with abstract

It's intricately engraved with abstract foliate motifs

12ct old mine cut diamonds

29 turquoise cabochons

A stunning early Victorian trefoil pendant set with old cut diamonds and articulated natural pearls

This signet ring will have been made by a soldier who fought in the battle

Victorian Dionysus/Bacchus Cameo Brooch bronze It's intricately engraved with abstractDATE: 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