Antique 10K & Carved Cameo Brooch photographs Moss agate is not banded

Moss agate is not banded

he wears a forbidding look upon his face and a crown on his head

Marks: French hallmarks-eagle head & diamond

to invoke various goddesses

The 10 karat gold shank is lavishly decorated with flowers

Antique 10K & Carved Cameo Brooch photographs Moss agate is not bandedIn Greek mythology, maenads were the followers of Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". Maenads were also know as Bacchantes, after the equivalent Roman god, Bacchus. The women who followed these gods were portrayed as becoming inspired by the god into a state of ecstatic frenzy through a marathon of dancing and intoxication. During these rites, the maenads would dress in skins and carry a thyrsus, a