Going by the background I would guess this was copied from a photo studio portrait. Stylistically it makes me think of Thomas Hart Benton & his...
I have a long guard chain with a similar slide. Wish it still had the friction lining in the holes; it won't stay up now. I don't think the ring...
Since this is a guide for tourists, the picture is probably a snap shot of a group traveling together when they were on the ship Assyria. A...
Definitely ivory & if not a napkin ring, can't imagine what it is.
Part of the purpose of the thread is to answer questions like this. :)
This is a contemporary cameo, ultrasonically cut in banded chalcedony that has been dyed to that color. The marks are for a Neapolitan maker of...
Yes, that was what first made me think of Aries. According to the photo in Wiki, the constellation here is reversed. [ATTACH]
Aries, I think.
Both would generally be seen as Hera/Juno, although we don't know if the cutter had anyone specific in mind. This would have had a memento...
If we could identify all the objects in the scene we might know what this is about. Other than the horn I'm stumped.
With better photos I hope, even if you are technology challenged. :)
It's open in another tab right know. Will reply in a bit.
The frame around it is full of references to the wine god Dionysus/Bacchus: a drum; pan pipes & double flute; a wine jug; something I don't...
Looks like you had the same problem I do when trying to photograph the colors that can be displayed by color change sapphires. I can have them...
Didn't think anyone ever used that. Really pleased to hear it was useful. :)
Thought China has been trading for a very long time. Marco Polo & all that. If they wanted ivory, India was the place to get it.
From the first photo I thought it might be a laurel wreath instead of a grain stalk, but second pic makes it look like grain to me too, so...
Like as not, but why can't Chinese jewellery be sold in an Indian jewellery shop? Indian jewellery is sold in the US, not to mention plenty from...
Think @Any Jewelry knows about these.
What about the beads makes you think bone rather than wood?
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