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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 3878586, member: 56"]They look like wax impressions from engraved gems. They were popular during the grand tour and people had large collections. If you had the appropriate index, you could look up the numbers and know a bit about the source. With only the three, I imagine this is a later assemblage and purely decorative.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 3878586, member: 56"]They look like wax impressions from engraved gems. They were popular during the grand tour and people had large collections. If you had the appropriate index, you could look up the numbers and know a bit about the source. With only the three, I imagine this is a later assemblage and purely decorative.[/QUOTE]
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