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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 358380, member: 5833"]It's possible, but not conventional. Placing the shield between them is also a quirky touch. It would normally be in front by his shoulder, if there at all. The cutter did not include anything that would ID them as specific individuals. A pet peeve of mine is seeing these described as 'Trojan soldier'. The Trojans lost that war; he is more likely based on a Greek hero. Here's one of Hercules & one of the women in his life, probably Omphale:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]122266[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think pic is too small to make much of it. Cameo is shell, vintage, not antique. Setting looks interesting. Jet? Vulcanite? [Edit: The market is awash in pretty lady cameos. This one is more elaborate than many & stands out for the setting, so has potential. By & large I advise against sinking money into these unless you can pick them up for next to nothing.]</p><p><br /></p><p>Experience. The total gestalt of coloring, contours, choice of subject. The lady on the resin piece is a color you never see in real shell, even though the background color is fairly realistic. Whole piece is very flat. Three separate pieces glued together. Molded pieces can be <i><b>too</b></i> good.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 358380, member: 5833"]It's possible, but not conventional. Placing the shield between them is also a quirky touch. It would normally be in front by his shoulder, if there at all. The cutter did not include anything that would ID them as specific individuals. A pet peeve of mine is seeing these described as 'Trojan soldier'. The Trojans lost that war; he is more likely based on a Greek hero. Here's one of Hercules & one of the women in his life, probably Omphale: [ATTACH=full]122266[/ATTACH] I think pic is too small to make much of it. Cameo is shell, vintage, not antique. Setting looks interesting. Jet? Vulcanite? [Edit: The market is awash in pretty lady cameos. This one is more elaborate than many & stands out for the setting, so has potential. By & large I advise against sinking money into these unless you can pick them up for next to nothing.] Experience. The total gestalt of coloring, contours, choice of subject. The lady on the resin piece is a color you never see in real shell, even though the background color is fairly realistic. Whole piece is very flat. Three separate pieces glued together. Molded pieces can be [I][B]too[/B][/I] good.[/QUOTE]
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