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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 120457, member: 33"]Good answer. Actually, though, cameos can also be carved from agate and lava, among other stones and stone-like materials. Those are also considered real. In fact, the carving of cameos from agate and other stone has been going on for hundreds of years and preceded the use of shell.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ring was the one I was wondering about the most, to possibly be of stone. It may also be shell, and may even be plastic or something else. It's hard to tell.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 120457, member: 33"]Good answer. Actually, though, cameos can also be carved from agate and lava, among other stones and stone-like materials. Those are also considered real. In fact, the carving of cameos from agate and other stone has been going on for hundreds of years and preceded the use of shell. The ring was the one I was wondering about the most, to possibly be of stone. It may also be shell, and may even be plastic or something else. It's hard to tell.[/QUOTE]
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