No, they are both considered engraved gems & both are of interest to glyptics scholars, as are impressions taken of engraved gems in plaster, wax,...
The cameo is coral. She is not clearly identifiable, no visible attributes, although she reminds me of some Dianas. Looks like she has soap or...
My immediate reaction was Lucifer (Light Bearer), then saw figure is female, which takes out Prometheus too. Next thought was Aurora/Eos, the...
Sainte Baume is interesting: https://www.saintebaume.org/grotto/ Wondering if this is a copy of the van der Leyden.
No, I don't think so. It's not uncommon to have a whitish area on the back. It's just a bit of the next white layer. If it is Byne's the wash &...
Are you sure it is brass & not bronze? Not that that helps clarify anything. Looks in surprisingly good condition for something 550 years old...
Wonder if it could be for lighting gas lamps.
I really can't decide. Looks like genuine sardonyx to me. Would not expect to see so much individual variation in glass, but I can see what you...
A really beautiful Night (I'm envious) in desperate need of a bath. A soak in water with a little dish soap followed by a good go with a soft...
It's definitely nicer than the ones I bought as gifts for friends in 1968. I want to say 1930s for this one, based on no very concrete reasoning...
Not at all. They are popular tourist souvenirs.
Hah! I was thinking of using it for composting food scraps. Wasn't completely off after all.
The incised turquoises look like talismans/amulets. They do not look Roman or Egyptian to me. Iran was an ancient source of turquoise. Would...
If it's a knockoff, it's not a cheap one. Love the way the horse & the dog are also having a moment.
Looks great for composting.
It has a pair of initials, like a wedding memento, but the eagle motif seems odd in that context. Is there any writing on the eagle side?
Exactly. I rather like glass cameos that are not the ubiquitous Czech ones. And there's nothing like buying one by mistake to keep you from...
Squinted at it but couldn't turn it into a G. I can see the upper part of an 8. I've never seen a maker's mark on the pin stem, but the metal...
Some faux pearls, like La Tausca, were pretty fancy.
It would not be odd for such a piece to have the bail screwed directly into the material. It looks like a fragment of elephant ivory to me, but I...
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