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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 4627526, member: 33"]Ages ago there was a discussion in this thread about whether a cameo was marble or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>I asked the two questions in the first line below. The rest was written by [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] .</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/goto/post?id=560336#post-560336" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/goto/post?id=560336#post-560336">↑</a></p><p><b>Could it be marble? Is marble a hardstone?</b></p><p><b>No & no. Although I sometimes see them described that way, I have never seen a cameo for jewellery that I believed was marble. Marble is used in the next thing to a cameo, relief sculptures. You'll see wall decorations that are framed marble reliefs. Marble is actually a relatively soft & fragile stone. When I was arranging the shipment of things</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This link should go to the right spot. I hope~</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/page-67#post-560335" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/page-67#post-560335">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/page-67#post-560335</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll down a couple of comments to see it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 4627526, member: 33"]Ages ago there was a discussion in this thread about whether a cameo was marble or not. I asked the two questions in the first line below. The rest was written by [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] . [URL='https://www.antiquers.com/goto/post?id=560336#post-560336']↑[/URL] [B]Could it be marble? Is marble a hardstone? No & no. Although I sometimes see them described that way, I have never seen a cameo for jewellery that I believed was marble. Marble is used in the next thing to a cameo, relief sculptures. You'll see wall decorations that are framed marble reliefs. Marble is actually a relatively soft & fragile stone. When I was arranging the shipment of things[/B] This link should go to the right spot. I hope~ [URL]https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/page-67#post-560335[/URL] Scroll down a couple of comments to see it.[/QUOTE]
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