Beautiful 14ct Yellow Gold & Decoratively Carved Agate Cameo Pendant Brooch 9.9g

Cameos are a really pretty and amazing symbol of past and future, something to treasure as a family possession to be looked after for the next generation. There are so many varieties of cameos available, carved out of gemstones such as agate, onyx and sardonyx. Cameos can also be made out of shell, coral, lava (limestone from Pompeii) as well as plastic, resin and glass. Cameos have two layers of contrasting colours with often figurative portraits carved into the stone or shell to create an almost three dimensional artwork. The word 'Cameo' comes from the Italian word 'Cammeo' from medieval latin camaeus, of unknown origins. The meaning of a cameo is that it represents not a fictional character but more is an instantly recognisable portrait of a person or occasionally a place or flower.

Dimensions are as follows:

Height 4.9 cm x width 3.7 cm x depth 6.7 - 8.7 mm
Weight 9.99 grams