Victorian Dionysus/Bacchus Cameo Brooch space age A cool vintage Cartier "Double

A cool vintage Cartier "Double C" ring modelled in three-tone 18k gold (yellow

sometimes with the words Fugit Hora (latin 'Hours are Fleeting’ or ‘Time Flies')

with textured scales

The design is bold and very typically late deco

Victorian Dionysus/Bacchus Cameo Brooch space age A cool vintage Cartier "DoubleDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Dionysus (known to the Romans as Bacchus) was the principle deity of one of the many mystery cults. He made his way into Roman culture along with many others through Greek mythology Believed to have been born from the union of Zeus and Persephone, representing the chthonic or underworld aspect of Zeus. The cult focused on rebirth, as exemplified through the seasonal growth of nature, but also of revelation through ecstasy