I was wondering what culture they were supposed to be from. Gibber makes sense.
Great photo. Very helpful in understanding how these long, lanyard type necklaces/chains with a slide were used. This came up in another thread...
When were cigar band rings in fashion?
Think there would have been a large disc of frosted glass behind her so that you saw the silhouette when lit.
Yup. Did register that it was not hollow so hat pin holder notion out. Too short as well.
It would be useful to know the length of OP. So far, seal that was never engraved seems like good guess.
Something like a trident is missing from the hand of the putto.
Meant to look chryselephantine.
A cameo that is one of the more valuable in my collection was sold for $30 by the wife of a man who inherited it from his mother. Evidently he...
Marble is metamorphic limestone, so calcium carbonate based. (Geologists only apply the word 'alabaster' to the softer, gypsum-related material,...
Will it stand on the square side? Hat pin holder?
Those look like chimes on the clock face mark.
But this one isn't lazy or for the lazy. The 7 is a puzzle though.
Just as well. Found this when I was trying to figure out how to clean an unpolished marble statue I have. Pretty much scared me off touching it...
I know marble can have, but haven't seen enough alabaster (there are 2 stones that are commonly called alabaster, one softer than the other) up...
Is Dawn also 'for equality" with a rainbow flag?
More than I ever expected to know. This forum is such a marvel. :)
So blooey knew all along: For those of you elsewhere, in the US, 'Dawn' is a brand of dish washing liquid.
Are they equally easy to scratch? What did you use to test: fingernail? knife/metal? Maybe nothing here, since 2 or 3 of the proposed stones...
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