Antique 14K & Carved Shell Cameo Conversion Ring red spinel Dimensions: Ring top is 1/2"

Dimensions: Ring top is 1/2" tall

every detail is wonderfully rendered

with the head dipping up

and glass design

Marks: "14K"

Antique 14K & Carved Shell Cameo Conversion Ring red spinel Dimensions: Ring top is 1/2"A 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,