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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2999317, member: 5833&quot;]Bronwen can&#039;t add much.&nbsp; Helmet shell, Italian, 19th century.&nbsp; The theme of Cupid being teased by holding something out of his reach is a recurring one on cameos.&nbsp; This one seems like it may be the cutter&#039;s own variation as the withheld item appears to be a rose when it is more often his own tools &amp; the seated woman is robed.&nbsp; The most common version is Venus playing with her son but this lady is too covered up to be that goddess.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]289262[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Is the red gunk hard?&nbsp; It looks like the stuff they called sulpher &amp; used to make impressions of engraved gems for collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like it was initialed by the cutter.&nbsp; Sorry, can&#039;t decipher or recognize it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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