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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 498303, member: 5833&quot;]She&#039;s very nice.&nbsp; &#039;Hardstone&#039; (banded agate), treated to get the black layer so black (routine, not an issue).&nbsp; Cameos of this general type - no specific woman with trappings of wealth/nobility - seem to have started turning up in the late 19th century.&nbsp; However, there is no reason to think she is not contemporary with her mount, which is from solidly into the 20th century.&nbsp; I think it is more likely the cameo was cut in Germany than in Italy, but can&#039;t be sure without any signature.&nbsp; It&#039;s unusual for a cameo of this type to use this looking-over-the-shoulder profile pose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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