Victorian Cameo Ring in 9k Pink Gold Sterling silver antique piece This gorgeous example features an

This gorgeous example features an octagonal-cut peridot in the center with eight pearls that surround it

The central cameo seems to be an androgynous portrait of a palid bust

Among European royalty and the upper classes

Unless otherwise stated

but perhaps the double snake is less considered

Victorian Cameo Ring in 9k Pink Gold Sterling silver antique piece This gorgeous example features anThe ancient women of Bacchus the maenads, or bacchants are one of the most prolific groups in surviving religious imagery from antiquity. Artists and sculptors throughout the ages have made them their subjects. These wild women who engaged in uninhibited frenzy were considered a mystery even in the ancient world. For the ancients, the maenads represented the dangers of women left unchaperoned by male authority. Yet for many women, the worship of