Antique & Vintage 14K, Ruby, Malachite & Enamel Cameo Brooch soldier Carved Lava Cameo

Carved Lava Cameo

a popular design from the Victorian Era

top sections are 1" long

Dimensions: Ring top is 7

Antique & Vintage 14K, Ruby, Malachite & Enamel Cameo Brooch soldier Carved Lava CameoA 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,