Looks like to me like it was done on a young giant clam. I can't imagine what the point would be in making a replica. I don't know is it's still...
You would not be embarrassing yourself. I'm envious. 'Archeological revival' is safe.
Sorry, Kate. I got Barbati-ed out & forgot about your original post. I have no understanding of the ring's marking, but suspect it is white...
Welcome, ktireland. Does the ring have a cameo in it? We're going to want to see the whole ring. If there is not a cameo, I suggest you start a...
i may be reading the depth incorrectly. I often do in photos. Looked flat to me.
First looks like shark.
Ganymede is an interesting thought, but I have yet to see a depiction that makes the youth so much larger than the eagle. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
It's also positioned asymmetrically. Look at where the 2 ends of the pin are attached.
I, of course, an completely neutral, and I agree there's lots of cool stuff to see. :cool:
This would be very awkward for a right handed person to put on alone. The way the pin assembly is mounted, the pin stem has to be inserted from...
It was an ad for an anorak in pale pink. Language might have been Romanian. But what does the adjective 'barbati' mean? 'Bearded' would have...
Who danced with the Ballets Russes, an international touring company, starting in 1909. She married an Englishman & moved to England in 1918; she...
For early 60s you'd have to take the strap off. It was actually treated as an innovation when 'shoulder bags' became a new - & welcome - fashion....
What makes you think it was drawn in Russia?
Google at its finest: Hanorac barbati Peak Performance Original Hood - soft cameo
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A year ago they couldn't get that kind of money for this one:...
After starting at 10 GBP, driven up by 11 bidders. There was a time when sellers could barely give away male portrait cameos.
The value of my collection is looking up. I have a handful of examples in my files, including one that lives with me. Wish Tenant's had photoed...
Could the figure on the ground be a crippled weaver of mats? Sheaf of straw behind, mat under him & what could be a walking stick/crutch (I know...
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