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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1836069, member: 5833&quot;]That could be Celluloid, which was used as an ivory simulant &amp; given striations, much more regular than those in real ivory, to suggest the real thing.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s unusual in having 3 busts instead of 2.&nbsp; The fancy term for the way they are arranged is &#039;jugate&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are cameo masterworks of the ancient world that have 3 identifiable figures, such as a succession of 3 caesars, but these are just generic figures.&nbsp; The one in front always looks like a helmeted hero; the others are typically ambiguous.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for age, men&#039;s rings with cameos of this type were made over a stretch of time in the 20th, so the cameo itself is little help in dating.&nbsp; That ornamentation on the shoulders in different color metals is distinctive, bit of a deco vibe, &amp; maybe another member will have a more definite opinion.&nbsp; I can only suggest 1930s - 1950s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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