Maybe this will help. Something I posted, & clearly art deco:...
https://www.judaicawebstore.com/roman-glass-and-silver-fountain-hamsa-pendant-p12541
I think you are right that it's a shard of ancient glass. Made by whom I can't say, but perhaps found in that region. I don't understand the...
They are actual beetle parts. It was quite a thing. Tiffany & others made them in glass, but these are the real deal.
@Snowman Cometh Lots of Disney jewellery:...
Rightly or wrongly, most of the jewellery made with actual beetle carapaces that I have seen over the years seems to be described as Victorian.
IM Translator says "those who flocked," so maybe "those who are gathered"? That would make sense in the context of a toast.
Interesting that the stationery is not customized for a particular Vatican Secretary of State or the Pope he served, in this case Pius XII. Very...
I had one as a child, something my dad must have picked up somewhere. I loved it. No idea where it went.
Olluet?
Seems like a pretty sophisticated bit of glass making, no matter where it was made. I can certainly see why you grabbed it.
[ATTACH] Glass I think, but doing a good job of imitating amethyst with a touch of citrine.
[IMG] or [ATTACH] First is the Antinous Mondragone, second is Ariadne. Both have associations with Dionysus.
To the best of my knowledge, purple is the one color tourmaline does not come in.
You've come to the right tribe (the Knicknacks). Welcome.
https://freeislamiccalligraphy.com/about-us/ They invite the public to upload other examples of Islamic calligraphy, but I couldn't spot a way to...
But doesn't it read the other way round, as Terry first showed it?
It is not inlay, so has to be some kind of adhesive attaching the incredibly slender slices of MOP & stone. My best guess is that he was given...
A little while back I said I'd never seen a cameo that looked like it was cut with the intention of turning it into a commesso. Think perhaps...
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