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My mom got this Cameo and we’d like to know anything related , it has some engraved in the back that i think it says something I can’t identify , haven’t make Any gold test yet and I’d like to know what kind of cameo is and who’s the person in it , material or anything , I put the measures in it

 

She looks like Athena. Beyond that ... oh @Bronwen !!!!???

 

That's very nice............ carved shell....& gotta be gold...right ???

 

20th century carved shell cameo of the goddess Athena. If the setting is not marked you will have to test it and see what karat gold it may be. I’ve seen some lovely cameos set in low karat gold or gold filled, and some rather ugly ones set in 14k.
Very pretty!

 

Nice piece. As evelyb30 said, Athena/Minerva, helmet shell. Cameo would have been cut in Italy; probably set elsewhere, US or UK. Judging by both the exuberance of the depiction & design of the findings, a mid-20th century piece. The basic image is the ever popular Athena wearing scaled armor & a satyr-faced helmet. However, this artisan added a lion gnawing on the pate of the satyr & then gave the beast a flowing tail more like the horse tail crest sometimes attached to her helmet.

While looking for something comparable in my photo files, found this case of not knowing when to stop:

 

wow, I was so surprised by the mermaid, I nearly missed the beard.

 

LOL, OP's cameo reminds me of the rather over-the-top Athena I acquired recently:

 

Whenever you see this riotous mixture of attributes on a well-known classical image, you can be pretty sure the cameo is 20th century, even if there is no setting to provide additional clues.

 

Very nice piece, substantial and fine carving

 

Bronwen As promised here is my large cameo. The construction is very similar to Enmanuels cameo above. It measures 2.5 in x 2 in (64mm x 50mm), 14 K gold. Unfortunately, she was dropped at some point in her life. I'm sure it's worth has been greatly compromised. Andy

 

...and here is the ring, it's 14 k gold, unfortunately, the heavy robust mount is not very attractive for a cameo, IMHO.

 

Someone removed the bail and pin from a pendant and soldered the cameo setting onto a males "signet" ring.

 

Good eyes, I missed that, all makes sense now.
Thank you.

 

She's a lovely bacchante. Very nice use of the color layers & like the way the bodice of her dress resembles large petals. Probably dates 1920 - 1940.

She may have taken a knock, although I see just the slightest hint of a ding to the frame. Sometimes thin background layers crack from dryness & pressure created by the bezel. She could use a cleaning, which may minimize the appearance of the cracks too.

Holly tells you true. The cameo is undistinguished. If you ever have better use for the gold, I wouldn't feel guilty for melting it down. The bacchante is the much better piece.