Featured What Is a Cameo - NOT!

A thread for me to express my frustration & sometimes disbelief, prompted by this one:

Highly unusual 9ct ring set with a cameo with unusual 'eye' natural design



I expect most of you know, but in case not, this is the operculum from a green sea snail/turban shell. It is in no way, shape or form a cameo.

What have you see in this category?

 

at least they got the materials correct, sort of.

 

Darling......... you're preaching to the choir , and yelling at the wind !!

You know folks list stuff , that they don't have a clue , what it actually is.
& others........they don't care ....or worse!

I recently noticed on Eblech , that the same seller of fake NWC , 1st nations carvings .....who was there years ago , is still there.....selling the same crap.....for higher prices...!!
And all the others that follow suit !!

 

I don't know Cameos from Romeos, but thanks to Ms. @Bronwen devoted campaign- even I know that aint one !

 

And that's why it's called "venting".

 

I think the ring might look better if the stone were turned over. What I'm seeing on the bottom is kinda neat looking.

 

I never quite got what people see in operculum, it doesn't work for me.

 

Did they mention the big chunk out of it on the lower left?