Beautifully made with dramatic aplomb
Simply yet expressively executed
Size (can be resized): 7 - 7
The silver setting is stamped GESCHUTZT
with a knight's helmet at the bale
SOLD Antique 14K Cameo Angel Ring coin Beautifully made with dramatic aplombA cameo is a form of glyptography, or bas relief carving, most often cut into glass, hard stones, and shells. Artworks were crafted to create two layers on one piece of material, the top of which protruded from its background, creating a multi dimensional artwork. These detailed reliefs were often used to adorn pieces of jewelry, including brooches, necklaces, bracelets and rings. The earliest cameos took inspiration from prehistoric petroglyphs,