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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4309640, member: 5833"]This is what Preston said? In gem engraving 'intaglio' is the opposite of cameo, which produces a design in relief above the background surface. Intaglio is etched down into the surface. Most of the time they are worn with the engraved side as the obverse. When the intaglio is set in a way that makes it clear the engraving is the reverse, it is commonly called reverse carved.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4309640, member: 5833"]This is what Preston said? In gem engraving 'intaglio' is the opposite of cameo, which produces a design in relief above the background surface. Intaglio is etched down into the surface. Most of the time they are worn with the engraved side as the obverse. When the intaglio is set in a way that makes it clear the engraving is the reverse, it is commonly called reverse carved.[/QUOTE]
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