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Bacchus - Bacchus Goes to the Movies New Orleans, Louisiana
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | A demonic horned face in high relief rises above an open book, the pages filled with decorative script-like text and the date '72 in the lower field. The circular legend 'THE BACCHUS BOOK OF HORRORS' arcs around the periphery, with the initials 'BK' (for designer Blaine Kern) appearing at the base of the book. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BACCHUS BOOK OF HORRORS 1972 BK |
| Reverse description | A bearded bust of Bacchus, adorned with a grape-cluster wreath, is depicted in left-facing profile drinking from a rhyton or curved vessel held to his lips. The legend 'BACCHUS' arcs across the upper field, with the date '1968' to the right, and the lower legend reads '· MARDI GRAS · NEW ORLEANS' around the periphery. |
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