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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2782984, member: 5833&quot;]Anything that&#039;s not a 1950s pretty lady makes a nice change.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The background layer is extremely thin.&nbsp; I have wondered whether there was a period when this was considered desirable for the delicacy, translucency &amp; difficulty.&nbsp; Or are these fragile pieces just the result of an unfortunate choice of shell segment that did not leave more material to work with?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Carver seems to have been uncertain as to what several of the elements were supposed to be.&nbsp; The staff has become a thrysus/spear/distaff.&nbsp; I&#039;m afraid the clouds look to me like an illustration of the small intestines.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Ariadne v. bacchante/maenad question (&amp; the Dionysus v. maenad question) applies to so many pieces.&nbsp; My personal position is that Ariadne is not some wine-besotted, crazed follower of Dionysus, she&#039;s his wife &amp; a queen, so the grapes, thyrsus &amp; panther skin are not really her proper attributes.&nbsp; We&#039;ve talked about some of these issues before, e.g.:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/page-147#post-910080" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/page-147#post-910080">CAMEOS: Show &amp; Tell or Ask &amp; Answer</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a particular hairstyle associated with Ariadne &amp; a wreath of ivy is often hers.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280145[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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