Antique 10K & Carved Shell Cameo Ring doublet The story of Cupid and

The story of Cupid and Psyche's forbidden love

and for anyone feeling the pull of Egyptomania

with two smaller garnets and four seed pearls as accent stones

at first glance

which represented tears of sorrow

Antique 10K & Carved Shell Cameo Ring doublet The story of Cupid andA 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,