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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1068831, member: 5833&quot;]The basic answer is yes, this has been &amp; continues to be done.&nbsp; It is a topic I wish I knew more about, i.e., when were cameos of this type first on the market?; how to know for sure a cameo is molded vs. carved?&nbsp; It is really clear with some hand carved pieces; the degree of undercutting could not be achieved with a mold.&nbsp; And some cameos are so flat, with such rounded lines, you have to think a mold was involved.&nbsp; And then there are pieces like your lovely bacchante, which are somewhere on the line between.&nbsp; My best thought is molded with hand touches added after, primarily with a drill.&nbsp; Scognamiglio makes molded &#039;lava stone&#039; cameos, which I suspect are pulverized volcanic ash mixed with resin.</p><p><br /></p><p>For some pix of other lava pieces:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?start=3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?start=3" rel="nofollow">https://www.cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?start=3</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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