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Calling @GreekAntiques Did you ever see this answer?

 

These aqeeq stones are plentiful on the market. The lore is that Muhammad wore one, so...

 

Yes! I see it now. Thank you very much, @Bronwen. I am afraid that I don't get on as often as I would like, due to a multitude of (much less interesting) demands on my time...

 

What about our time........that's valuable as well !

 

The time of the expert who provided the answer is also valuable.

 

I have 7 to add t the discussion. My pics are not as good as Greek Antiques. I would love to know what they say or who is depicted.

 

The ones in pic #4 look familiar, but... it might just be that the poses are often used.

 

Top left would just be described as a silenus with a staff facing a goat.

Top right is obscured by pitch or whatever it is covering head & the trimming of the stone down so that what she is holding in her outstretched hand is incomplete. From what I can see, think it is Victory/Nike with a trophy of arms, but cannot be entirely sure.

Bottom left has similar issues obscuring identity. My best guess is that it is Hygieia, but this is mainly based on guessing at things I can't see.

Bottom right I'm not sure I'm seeing correctly. A head on a plinth? Or something else altogether?

The fact that bits have been cut off around the edges makes me think they are impressions of gems, not hand engraved. The bottom 2 may be what is called sulphur, a kind of wax that is quite hard when cooled.

My apologies, but I don't feel as though I can presume on my Arabic-reading contact to help out here again so soon.

 

Thank you for the information. The pieces missing were broken off. My dad had them mounted in gold to go on a charm bracelet for my mom which is in the bank box at the moment. these must have been the dregs of the group. I had to look up the term silenus . Yes you are correct it is a head on a Plinth. Most likely these came out of rings.