How in the world do those slender applied handles survive the millennia?!
When deciding what to wear when I want to be a bit dressed up, I frequently choose clothes to go with the jewellery rather than the other way around.
Welcome, Mennan. Have you done any looking around at museum holdings of glass antiquities? This looks like a flask for perfume or some kind of...
To my eye the figure looks like some type of jasper; the base has a bit more of an agate look, but might also properly be described as jasper. It...
My first reaction was handles akimbo.
Betty Grable was famous for her legs.
[ATTACH] Welcome, Shura. Many of us have older eyes, so larger images are easier for us to see. The matrix, the part of a seal that makes the...
I agree the beads are glass.
Without knowing the size, I would be inclined to call it a sugar shell, unless it turns out to be the size of a serving piece.
It seems Richard Cockle Lucas really was quite a character. He was a photographer as well as a sculptor. This would have made him a convenient...
Thanks. It's good to be among friends again. And to have something new to share.
Thank you, pearls. I have so much to catch up on, it's quite daunting.
It has been a long while since I had some cameo excitement. This has definitely given me a lift.
Thank you, kind sir. :kiss:
Hi all. Finally feeling reasonably functional after a prolonged period of impairment that has included a little time in the hospital followed by...
For the source of the composition: https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/three-graces
The stones look real to me. None is terribly precious, so no reason not to use them.
It's clear you need another case.
I concur. Wellington & Nelson were popular themes, no doubt asked for by patriotic British tourists to Rome, not all with quality results. With...
It's a helmet shell, not a conch sell, but otherwise:...
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