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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 3905077, member: 5833&quot;]It&#039;s a fanciful, modern composition that doesn&#039;t adhere strictly to neoclassical conventions.&nbsp; The one lady is obviously Athena.&nbsp; I would propose Aphrodite for her companion: Love &amp; War.</p><p><br /></p><p>Athena often wears a &#039;satyr-faced helmet&#039;, that has a visor in the form of a face.&nbsp; Here I think she is meant to have more of a satyr-faced shield, but cutter got carried away, carving a much more detailed visage that really does look like the man in the moon.&nbsp; This is very in keeping with the more fantastical cameos that have come to be produced.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I know Jan Campbell (CameoHeaven) asserts that his pupils signed Noto&#039;s name.&nbsp; I can&#039;t confirm this, but she knows more about modern cameo production than I do.&nbsp; After looking at a handful of Noto signatures to be found on the Internet, I see they&#039;re definitely variable.&nbsp; I like this one for the real thing.&nbsp; It looks to me like it was really signed, not just labeled, if you know what I mean.&nbsp; There are the way the G, N &amp; the T are made.&nbsp; The strong period/full stop after the G, the firm even pressure all through.&nbsp; This was applied with great confidence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think I recall reading that Noto signatures that are underlined are not his.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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