'God of Wine' Shell Cameo

In ancient Greek mythology, Dionysus is the god of wine, fertility, festivity, and ritual madness. He typically wears a panther or lion skin and carries a thyrsus.

 

The big cats emphasize the wild, untamed, and ecstatic nature of Dionysus and his followers, unleashed through wine, ritual, and celebration. They highlight his connection to both the pleasures and dangers of revelry, the collapse of boundaries between civilization and nature.

 

His thyrsus, a spear topped with a pine cone, is both a beneficent wand and a weapon used to destroy those who oppose his cult and the freedoms he represents.

 

This shell cameo strikes with thrilling details, set in a majestic gold & enamel frame.