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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 545579, member: 5833&quot;]My kind of box.</p><p><br /></p><p>Was trying to find a good photo example with both a good face &amp; hair parted down the middle, but nothing wanted to come along.&nbsp; The central medallion I think is very influenced by Roman cameos with the head of Cupid.&nbsp; Rings with them were so popular there are still many on the market, both still in their original settings or in Georgian &#039;collectors&#039; mounts&#039; like this one:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.picclickimg.com/00/s/ODI5WDEyNDA=/z/PGMAAOSwzd9cB~l3/$/1st-2nd-century-AD-Ancient-Roman-Sardonyx-_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ivy vines were another widespread element on engraved gems;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]169368[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The choice of decoration supports a late Georgian/early Victorian time period, when the mania for engraved gem collecting was raging.&nbsp; With that good lock, would have been just the right place for a gentleman to keep his billets doux discreetly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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