Bacchus Material: Shell and 18k gold. Date: ca 1830/40. Origin: Italy Size: Cameo only: 2 x 1 1/2 inches Condition: 10/10 Mint. All details are still crisp. The pin was replaced The surpassing beauty of this cameo doesn't needs many words! Masterly carved in high relief, it depicts the god of wine and fertility Bacchus (Dionysus). The cameo is very detailled, and all particulars are extremely well rendered. This is a true Museum quality cameo, very desirable piece. I'm sorry the frame looks irregular, but this is a light defect on the picture.