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

Dimensions: 2 1/4"

this cameo ring is like wearing a little story from a bygone era on your hand

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

A central rectangular emerald rests in the center

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,