Yes, King Priam supplicating Achilles for the body of his son Hector. After slaying Hector, Achilles drags the body around in front of the walls...
The original of this Achilles was by an engraver named Grew. This is a plaster impression of that gem: [ATTACH] I have one in my collection...
Good to have you back on. Member jivvy who also got so involved has left the site, think because she was getting too lost in it. Hope you do get...
This is also being offered on eBay for $149. (Listing says item is in Atlanta?) It is Achilles, although cutter may have been thinking Athena....
The little guy looks like ivory to me. The lines/grain there are in the material depends on what part of the tusk it was cut from. The famous...
When I got my first cameo set in a jet frame I taxed the poor seller with my suspicion that it was plastic because it was so shiny, light weight,...
Maybe she's doing Loves Me, Loves Me Not. I'd call it Courting Couple. They are more Georgian/Regency than Victorian.
Hello, LucyLocket. I'm confident the figure is female, although not one with a specific identity. I agree with @Figtree3 about the time frame,...
It's larger than any cheese dome in my limited experience.
I knew 'cameo' would come into it.
I can't tell how they were made but first one is the goddess Demeter/Ceres. Second could be Cupid reviving Psyche after she is struck down on her...
Too bad the market has become so wonky. Best bet now may be venues like estate sales where organizer may just see some old fashioned piece of...
@bluumz is not so unlearned as all that. I agree that it is 20th century, pre-WWII.
I don't know if you had any questions about these girls, but here are some answers. First is a helmet shell cameo of the goddess Artemis/Diana....
It is a bug. We will of course expect to see the new acquisition.
Welcome, Karen. Your cameo was cut from the horn of a helmet shell, which is what gives it such depth. The subject is Zeus/Jove/Jupiter. As...
Welcome, Jakob. You posted this in Militaria. Is that what you are specifically looking for, or is your interest broader? It's a big field, All...
To have placed that absurd estimate on it they must have believed it had some direct connection to Feodorovna (they spelled it Feodorvna). And...
A ciborium for a rustic church?
Follow up: seller received message in spirit intended & plans to do more research. A very sensible reply. Now to watch what happens with the...
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