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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 894661, member: 5833"]Think not. The only thing that stops me from declaring it is Pope & closing the case is that very carefully delineated jaw line, which does not quite seem a match. It's so easy to get lost in the fur collar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have seen the lava cameo & my first thought was that it is Thorvaldsen. Some resemblance, not close enough. Lava cameos of men like this tend to be of Italians famous for their achievements in the arts & you see whole bracelets made of panels like this one, sometimes, thoughtfully, with the name of the subject engraved into the back. I'll spend silly amounts of time trying to pin down mythological subjects; historical figures try my patience, so haven't gone looking for this guy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 894661, member: 5833"]Think not. The only thing that stops me from declaring it is Pope & closing the case is that very carefully delineated jaw line, which does not quite seem a match. It's so easy to get lost in the fur collar. Have seen the lava cameo & my first thought was that it is Thorvaldsen. Some resemblance, not close enough. Lava cameos of men like this tend to be of Italians famous for their achievements in the arts & you see whole bracelets made of panels like this one, sometimes, thoughtfully, with the name of the subject engraved into the back. I'll spend silly amounts of time trying to pin down mythological subjects; historical figures try my patience, so haven't gone looking for this guy.[/QUOTE]
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