Bust of Olympias in crown of vine leaves and snakes

Bust of Olympias, eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, and mother of Alexander the Great. In diademata and crown of vine leaves and serpents, worn by Macedonian woman for Bacchic and Orphic rites. Olimpia. In cameo. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi after Leonardo Agostini from Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depicti ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi, Abraham Blooteling, Amsterdam, 1685

1685 Abraham Blooteling Alexander The Great Antique Gem Bacchic Classical Mythology Depicti Ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi Epirus Gemmae Et Sculpturae Antiquae Gemstone Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Leonardo Agostini Olimpia Olympias Serpents Vine Leaves

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