SOLD Antique 12K & Cameo Athena Ring christ although able to rotate on

although able to rotate on the surface

circa 1980

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The Grand Tour was a rite of passage starting in the late 17th Century

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SOLD Antique 12K & Cameo Athena Ring christ although able to rotate onA 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,