Make that Proserpina, folks. Too late now to edit.
We can't tell, the photo is too blurry & a little underlit. I can't rule it out, but would need to see it better. Right now, looks artificial.
That is nice to hear. Guess I have rather been teaching a cameo appreciation class. If you find one that snares you, you must show us. :)
YW :)
This is similar, I think, with better photo: http://www.ebay.com/itm/152894121960 I think of her as W. German headband girl & she's everywhere,...
Helmet shell, a member of the Cassis family. Cypraecassis rufa is most likely. :)
I remember a 45 record in a box of powdered laundry detergent, in the 60s. Glen Campbell, if I recall.
They're serrated too. Space Age steak knives?
It's gigas all right. Find the story of the finding hard to credit, given the excellent condition of the shell & the geographic distribution of...
Has to be pronounceable & to make phonetic sense in some language. Helps to find someone, anyone who has the name you think you see, the way you...
I just know that the windows on the bus & some, but not all, sunglasses have the same effect on what you see when you look at a color change...
I have. They're all much too early. My guy is probably from the first 2/3 of the 19th century. But it was seeing that name when I was trying...
Forgot to say, Welcome, Roshan. Are you interested in cameos?
The arrogance & ignorance of most jewellers when it comes to cameos. They're doing you a favor by supplying a document you can show when you make...
I'm surprised they did not give more provenance (history of ownership). I'm not sure how they're coming up with a 17th century origin. There is...
I have seen the glass cameo before, & think I remember seeing ones on which the figure had a slight iridescence, but not like this. Photos may...
The difficulty is in distinguishing Persephone/Poeserpina/Kore from the nymph Arethusa. The coins of Syracuse inspired many of the engraved gems....
I'm on the run too, but looks like the inquiry is saying that Celluloid is not working well for them in some process that also involves gold &...
They are the 2 matrons among the goddesses. The grain stalks make all the difference. :) [ATTACH]
Cameos made with Celluloid or similar are made that way. However, all the little bumps say bubbles, & bubbles say liquid. Overall, she looks...
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