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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9613937, member: 79705"]Agreed with the others. This looks around 20/30s-ish to me in cameo and ring style. Cast...yes. One piece of dyed agate...yes.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Warrior Type image was mass produced on grand scale for decades in 20th c. You can probably find hundreds of versions of him on eBay. He was The Type ring for gents, like the Pretty Lady was The Type for women's jewelry for decades. Sometimes by himself, or in dual portrait like this. Mid-century-ish on you start seeing him as a very quick intaglio image in onyx and hematite, instead of in cameo.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Like AJ said, casting jewelry has been around since ancient times. You look for mold lines, shallow-shaped design areas instead of sharply cut or hammered, rough openwork, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>People still make jewelry by hand today as well. Artisan crafts are really beautiful. You can look up the Arts and Crafts movement to see pieces that were made without casting around the time your ring was made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9613937, member: 79705"]Agreed with the others. This looks around 20/30s-ish to me in cameo and ring style. Cast...yes. One piece of dyed agate...yes. This Warrior Type image was mass produced on grand scale for decades in 20th c. You can probably find hundreds of versions of him on eBay. He was The Type ring for gents, like the Pretty Lady was The Type for women's jewelry for decades. Sometimes by himself, or in dual portrait like this. Mid-century-ish on you start seeing him as a very quick intaglio image in onyx and hematite, instead of in cameo. Like AJ said, casting jewelry has been around since ancient times. You look for mold lines, shallow-shaped design areas instead of sharply cut or hammered, rough openwork, etc. People still make jewelry by hand today as well. Artisan crafts are really beautiful. You can look up the Arts and Crafts movement to see pieces that were made without casting around the time your ring was made.[/QUOTE]
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