You could see it as putti playing at the Triumph (procession) of Bacchus/Dionysus or as the Genius of B/D. If the guy who forms the clasp has...
We're all still learning, & will be until our brains give out. Part of how we figure out what things are is by determining what they are not. :)
Thus saith Billy: Red resin stone and glass diamond.
I kept thinking of this too.
I don't know, but if you Google 'glass violin bottle', you sure see a lot of them....
It's flowered, but looks like it may be for powder. Guessing also made for export as Co. is not the abbreviation for Compagnie.
Welcome, Bill. It could be A. Bird, but it would spare us duplicate effort if you would tell us what names you have already explored.
I don't know about Abdel, but I have not been assuming at all that this a genuine coin or even a copy of a genuine coin. The reverse looks...
I would look at Antioch & the Seleucids too. Are there any letters here, or only tail feathers? [ATTACH]
Excellent choice of name, IMHO. Give her a hug from me. :)
Hi, Jemma. Yes, it could be base metal (rather than precious metal) & 606 a style number. If the pearls are artificial (rub one against the edge...
I can find many Ptolemaic coins with an eagle on the reverse that is similar to the one on the tetradrachm above, but the bird on the reverse of...
Tetradrachm of Ptolemy III uses similar images: [IMG]
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Writing on the back is Greek.
That had been my thought too, that a replacement could be made and easily removed again if another owner did not want it.
Welcome, Suezq. My thought is it looks neither Native American nor mid-19th century. What gives you reason to think so?
It does seem right & since it's 18K, probably was made in Italy. Definitely not antique. Nicely made, with a good figure 8 safety catch. The...
Bookmark would seem natural for a history professor, but would not want to put something with a design in relief into a heavy book; it would leave...
Symbols? Turtles! :)
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