SOLD Antique Gold Filled Carved Shell Cameo Angel Brooch/Pendant ombre and twenty-one on the petals

and twenty-one on the petals of the flower

We can barely stop gazing at this fabulous

Dimensions: 7" total length

Possibly a depiction of the Virgin Mary

they were granted freedom to live as they pleased and even had their own money

SOLD Antique Gold Filled Carved Shell Cameo Angel Brooch/Pendant ombre and twenty-one on the petalsA cameo is a form of glyptography, or bas relief carving, most often cut into glass, hard stones, and shells. Artworks were crafted to create two layers on one piece of material, the top of which protruded from its background, creating a multi dimensional artwork. These detailed reliefs were often used to adorn pieces of jewelry, including brooches, necklaces, bracelets and rings. The earliest cameos took inspiration from prehistoric petroglyphs,