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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 9736892, member: 33"]This cameo is very similar to the ones in question. It was a gift from my sister, and used to belong to her husband's aunt. Not sure whether these photos will help or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cameo as a whole is relatively light weight. If the background is not real tortoise shell, I think it is some sort of plastic. Seems too light to be glass. I didn't figure out a way to show the light coming through it, but it definitely has that "tortoise" look.</p><p><br /></p><p>The woman's head could be ivory or plastic. Not sure.</p><p>I'm not the best photographer. The bottom of her neck area is thicker, and not really carved, so I tried to get a photo from the bottom in natural light. And had never noticed the grime (or corrosion) in the setting. Time to clean!</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps in some way. And I'm curious about it now.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475298[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]475299[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 9736892, member: 33"]This cameo is very similar to the ones in question. It was a gift from my sister, and used to belong to her husband's aunt. Not sure whether these photos will help or not. The cameo as a whole is relatively light weight. If the background is not real tortoise shell, I think it is some sort of plastic. Seems too light to be glass. I didn't figure out a way to show the light coming through it, but it definitely has that "tortoise" look. The woman's head could be ivory or plastic. Not sure. I'm not the best photographer. The bottom of her neck area is thicker, and not really carved, so I tried to get a photo from the bottom in natural light. And had never noticed the grime (or corrosion) in the setting. Time to clean! I hope this helps in some way. And I'm curious about it now. [ATTACH=full]475298[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]475299[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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