I tried tackling this because I do see these when trawling for cameos. They're not properly cameos, they're reverse intaglios. Searching for...
A more side view: [IMG] The artist finished the design in 1839 but it was not cast in bronze until 1929. I don't know if models were displayed...
If you have the determination, this site, which seems geared to kids, will teach you to write a blazon, a proper heraldic description of the arms....
Try saying 'thurible' five times fast.
Not sure how a 'disease' would differ from the blue-green patina bronzed develops with time & weather. My desktop photo is a detail from this...
I didn't feel like looking it up but brain cells connected the word with one of those swinging censers they use in some church services. It's...
I was assuming loose powder with a little puff/applicator.
Is thurible the right word? Just popped into my head.
I spotted those in the pix seller provided. They looked very straight up & down. I did not know what to make of them. Fungus? You can see them...
It was a really left field notion, but because of the colors it shows in photos, I had to wonder if it was a color change sapphire, as unlikely as...
If the handle got that way from being buried in inimical conditions, & piece has not been cleaned, why isn't there crud in that lovely crevice...
The textures of the background may be there to indicate color/metal: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41617/41617-h/images/fig035.png [ATTACH]...
Now I'm really mystified. Highlights in amethyst are usually more reddish, not blue. Just to rule out something for me, when you can, check it...
It's bulky for a fob. Could be for snuff, but why then the mirror? Cocaine would be my next thought. Worn with one of those razor blade pendants.
Powder for the girl on the go? Neat, whatever it is.
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It's the cameo that took some liberties by making it clearer who she is by giving her the traditional axe of an Amazon. She wears a Phrygian cap....
It's not true of everything. I think maybe the material has to be porous. Pieces I have that are made of antler that retain most of the original...
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If you are not familiar with the tales, it is a loaded image, like that ad that linked Hillary with money. At least now it makes sense & I feel...
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