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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 507971, member: 5833&quot;]He has been a popular subject for coins &amp; engraved gems for as long as the Greeks have been telling stories &amp; the Romans retelling them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t tell from the photos what the central portion is made of.&nbsp; Without the additional clues I would get if I could handle it, I&#039;m at a loss.&nbsp; Just because I&#039;ve never seen a piece of leather painted/printed with a cameo image doesn&#039;t mean no such thing has ever been made.&nbsp; When you say it is not cold, what part of it do you mean?&nbsp; Is it possible it was painted directly onto the inner side of the glass?&nbsp; I would not know&nbsp; there was any glass there if you had not told us.&nbsp; Is the glass flat or convex?</p><p><br /></p><p>If I had seen this on eBay &amp; it was cheap enough, I&#039;d probably buy it just to find out how it was made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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