Contrast with intaglio which has a negative image.
Roman soldier cameo ring meaning.
Cameo rings have been popular for as long as cameos have been carved with the more popular motifs being grecian and roman women and roman soldiers.
Originally and still in discussing historical work cameo only referred to works where the relief image was of a contrasting colour to the background.
Roman soldier cameo stone for women.
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Posted by lunaazul at 9 20 pm on july 25 2008.
I have inherited a black cameo stone with a tan roman soldier cameo from a great aunt.
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Wikipedia even goes so far as to point out that the modern cameo ring usually shows the profile of a goddess or a roman soldier i found a whole big bunch of them under both roman soldier ring and centurion ring.
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Or would that be considered for a male.
Can a woman wear a ring with a roman soldier cameo head.
There are similar cameos here and here.
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No matter the period a cameo was created the subject matter often referenced the time of the style s origin the roman era.
Ah much better photo.
Cameo ˈ k æ m i oʊ is a method of carving an object such as an engraved gem item of jewellery or vessel.
I understand she found the stone and had the ring made.
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According to this ebay seller the roman soldier double cameo was a popular choice in the 1930 s.