I remember gazing awestruck at this ancient Egyptian jewelry on display at New York's Met.
Almost four millennia after it was made, the set retains its power to enchant.
Cowrie Shell Girdle, Lion Bracelets, Bracelets with the Name of Amenemhat III, and Anklets of Princess Sithathoryunet | Middle Kingdom | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"After #Hera inflicted madness upon him [#Dionysos], he wandered over #Egypt and Syria. The Egyptian king Proteus first welcomed him."
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 29
🏛️ Dionysos and #Ariadne, #Coptic Egyptian tapestry from the 4th century CE.