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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1958088, member: 5833&quot;]Very nice.&nbsp; I love bloodstone (also known as heliotrope) &amp; have a few pieces in it.&nbsp; One is along the lines of yours except oval, with the goddess Ceres, in what I think is a gilt mount, not solid gold.&nbsp; It would also have been meant for a fob.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have always suspected there was an iconography that identifies these figures done in what I think of as an archaic style, but have never found any discussion of it or key to the cast of characters.&nbsp; The crest on the helmet may once have told the viewer exactly who this guy is but I can&#039;t &#039;read&#039; him.&nbsp; Usually they are heroes from the Iliad.&nbsp; One that I have thoughtfully has the name Ajax on it in Greek, otherwise I never would have guessed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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