Victorian Aphrodite & Dionysus Cameo Brooch arts & crafts it would originally have hung

it would originally have hung from the end of a watch chain

It's over 15 inches

their dark iridescence displaying a range of colours that contrast wonderfully with the warm shine of the gold

The technique is similar to that of cloisonné

there was not yet any knowledge of other galaxies

Victorian Aphrodite & Dionysus Cameo Brooch arts & crafts it would originally have hungOkay, this one has us stumped doesn't happen often with Classical myths. I think it's a young Bacchus Dionysus dancing with Venus Aphrodite. What looks like a Thrysus lies on the ground, cast aside, and a Herm watches on. Could the woman be Ariadne, whom Dionysus married after Theseus marooned her on Naxos? Maybe, but given Dionysus is portrayed as a child probably not, plus she is not wearing a starry crown. And what of the Herm? There to protect the