1930’s antique handmade majolica ceramic Bacchus cherub mask. Equipped with a hook on the back for wall hanging.
Approx: 11”x9”
The god of wine and the grape harvest, was an important deity of the classical Greek and Roman world. Often represented with the head surrounded by vine leaves and grapes but also with a partial form of a goat. His cult was celebrated with the Bacchanal, a rite that arrived in Italy in the 2nd century BC and found many criticisms in the Greek world.
1930’s antique handmade majolica ceramic Bacchus cherub mask. Equipped with a hook on the back for wall hanging.
Approx: 11”x9”
The god of wine and the grape harvest, was an important deity of the classical Greek and Roman world. Often represented with the head surrounded by vine leaves and grapes but also with a partial form of a goat. His cult was celebrated with the Bacchanal, a rite that arrived in Italy in the 2nd century BC and found many criticisms in the Greek world.
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