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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 5806744, member: 5833&quot;]After a year of my body making me acutely aware of my three score years and ten, finally a little end of the year treat, first new acquisition in quite a while.</p><p><br /></p><p>These little figures are not cupids or putti, they are geniuses (genii) representing Hades/Pluto (bident), Victory (palm frond), &amp; Fame (trumpet) escorting a hero (helmet?) in a cockle boat across what I presume to be the River Styx to Elysium.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]417024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]417025[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t photograph the back.&nbsp; It has a C clasp, now rather squashed &amp; a T hinge.&nbsp; Think the pin stem has been replaced with a stronger steel one, possibly shorter than the original, as it does not stick out past the frame.&nbsp; There is an attachment point for a guard chain, but it did not come with one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Contrary to most shell cameos, the brown background layer has not been polished, so has a matte, almost velvety finish, while the white scene has been buffed to a medium gloss.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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