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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 3048244, member: 5833&quot;]Brava!&nbsp; So I was right about it, she says modestly.&nbsp; I can&#039;t tell you much more than you have already told us except one thing.&nbsp; There is disagreement over who this is.&nbsp; I favor the Menelaus identification, but there&#039;s a strong contingent for Ajax.&nbsp; If you Google &#039;bust of Menelaus&#039; &amp; then &#039;bust of Ajax&#039;, you&#039;ll see the same bust.&nbsp; The bust inspired gem engravers who copied it.&nbsp; Think it&#039;s in the Vatican collections, but don&#039;t quote me.&nbsp; I&#039;m afraid I can&#039;t help with the cipher, which does indeed appear to be a signature, although dealers sometimes put inventory or price codes on them.&nbsp; Made by a high end jeweler late in the 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ya done good.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie32" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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