52 Antique High-Relief Carved Shell Cameo Brooch / Pendant – Classical Bacchante (Maenad) with Grape Harvest, Gold-Toned Bezel Mount
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An exceptional, genuine antique hand-carved shell cameo dating to the late Victorian or Edwardian era (circa 1890–1910).
This finely detailed, high-relief carving depicts a classical Bacchante (a female follower of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, also known as a Maenad in Greek mythology).
Carved from a natural marine conch or helmet shell, the artist has masterfully utilized the natural color layers of the shell:
This finely detailed, high-relief carving depicts a classical Bacchante (a female follower of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, also known as a Maenad in Greek mythology).
Carved from a natural marine conch or helmet shell, the artist has masterfully utilized the natural color layers of the shell:
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