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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1921466, member: 5833&quot;]Like ivory, lava offers a carver a large enough chunk of material to work with that great depth can be achieved &amp;, on some, parts of the figure are barely attached to the background.&nbsp; Modern &#039;lava&#039; cameos are molded &amp; do not have this kind of depth.&nbsp; The range of subjects regularly seen in lava is much narrower than in shell.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Polyhymnia figure is a very old composition, copied by gem engravers.&nbsp; This is a Roman sarcophagus:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]245344[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Because I never pass up the opportunity to divert a thread to cameos, here is a different Urania, a favorite from my own collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]245345[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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