Could it be Wellington? Or are you asking where your wife put it? Latter costs extra.
Sort of like a scholar's stone, except an interesting root.
Hotei?
It's the sort of thing that was popular when my grandmother was a young woman, say 1912 - 1921.
I'm sure she has made at least one appearance in the cameos thread over time, but the easiest way to find her is here, a place I used to hang out...
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My best cameo piece came from an auction of Texas unclaimed property.
The borderline is whether it is opaque or not. You can see the categorizing problem here.
The lid is closer to qualifying for jasper than for agate, although I could see making the case for it. The line between jasper & agate is fuzzy;...
In retrospect, the square perforations were a clue. I love all the purpose specific cutlery the Victorians came up with.
I'm with dude on siren. It's kind of odd for her to have front legs, but I think they were necessary for structural reasons.
Think they were all forward facing, the way the Rondanini is usually shown. They were not cheap. They were more gorgoneion, like this one:...
Couldn't respond right away. Had to pick up my chin & mop up the drool. I too have wanted a good quality, large Medusa. I used to see beautiful...
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You can enlarge photos all at once with a single click at the top of the list, or you can enlarge them individually. If you do both you get...
For the middle mark I'm seeing: Rgl amd
Ruler? Scroll weight?
Can't see all the little details, but OP's looks like a replica of this one.
It's a malachite/azurite blend. They frequently co-occur. My mineral guide says it's called azur-malachite. For fun:...
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