Ordinarily the tesserae are colored glass, carefully selected & placed. This certainly does have the appearance of paint over a neutral color of...
Peacocks are just pheasants with an inflated sense of self-importance. :)
Maybe for stamps?
Is this a mark or a dent? Looks like there's one on each half: [ATTACH]
I have shown this example before. Seller's photo: [ATTACH] After a bath: [ATTACH] I wasn't even sure of the material until I cleaned her up.
Agree on both.
Google also has a search by image feature. Put your search in using words, then select the images tab for results. The camera icon on the right...
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Locke also uses cameos in her jewellery.
Just a tad.
Wait until she has been cleaned up. I have more than once gotten a good deal on a piece because I recognized that the weird nose or strange...
It is, but hopeful sellers routinely mistake it for hardstone. It is interesting to see one in a branded piece.
Pretty sure this is correct. Look into reproductions of the so-called Elgin marbles.
I can stick it in a photo editor & don't see anything but random scratches & scuffing. The only character seems to be your friend.
Welcome, Arcy. What are the measurements of your item? Is the piece attached to the seal solid, hollow, or does it have a hole through it?
The ring may be a carved amethyst. Could we see the back with the pin(s?) of the other piece?
Music in the Garden, serigraph: https://www.qart.com/p/edna-hibel/music-in-the-garden/178650 [IMG]
So they're claiming orthodoxy?
And here I was all ready to tell you, but you already knew.
How it is 'Strictly in accordance with the latest authors' is the mystery to me. Makes it sound like the latest biology textbook.
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