Victorian Maenad Cameo Brooch mid-century The "dragon" - although there

The "dragon" - although there is debate as to which creature

Marks: Stamped 9c (gold)

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Victorian Maenad Cameo Brooch mid-century The "dragon" - although thereMaenads*, the female followers of Dionysus, were a popular cameo subject during the 19th century. This exquisite example is carved from a single piece of Bull's Mouth shell, the bust depicted in profile and high relief, utilising the white band of the shell over an orangish brown background. As was the Maenads' typical 19th century depiction, she wears vine leaves and bunches of grapes entwined in her hair, a diaphanous robe draped over one shoulder,