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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 9742490, member: 5833&quot;]Let&#039;s ID them for easier reference.&nbsp; The first is what must originally have been an awesome bacchante (female follower of the wine god Bacchus).&nbsp; Have never seen one quite like this, with the bunch of grapes hung over the shepherd&#039;s crook (<i>pedum</i>).&nbsp; Her whole right forearm &amp; the lower end of the crook must have been cut to be detached from the background, unavoidably making that segment highly vulnerable to getting knocked off.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is a bust of another bacchante.&nbsp; The grape leaves she is wearing are the identifier.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third is <a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/psyche" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/psyche" rel="nofollow">Psyche</a>, indicated by the butterfly wing on her brow.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fourth, as Mirana said, is the goddess <a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/olympian-gods/ceres-demeter" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/olympian-gods/ceres-demeter" rel="nofollow">Ceres/Demeter</a>, marked by the grain stalks wreathing her head.</p><p><br /></p><p>The gentle eraser is the place to start.&nbsp; I see some lines that suggest the piece was tossed in with other jewellery &amp; got scratched.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bacchante II has a white encrustation that looks quite a bit like <a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/byne-s-disease" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/byne-s-disease" rel="nofollow">Byne&#039;s Disease</a>, something that can develop on calcium carbonate-based materials.&nbsp; I would cautiously see what plain water on a cotton swab does, first in a test on the back &amp; then, if color does not come away, carefully wiped into the crevices of the hair.&nbsp; An eraser that can be made to have a fine point on it might also do the trick.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show us after pictures when you&#039;re ready.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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