Antique Silver & Carved Centurian Cameo Ring bombe ring This hefty locket opens to

This hefty locket opens to reveal gold brushed silver

and often haloed with paste diamonds or pearls

that you hold dear to your heart

Condition: Very good antique condition commensurate with age

Gotobed ob  10 July1817 Oct 66

Antique Silver & Carved Centurian Cameo Ring bombe ring This hefty locket opens toA 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,