Victorian Rare Athena, Minerva, Rams Horn, Zeus Goddess Of War Cameo Pendant

Here is a fabulous antique athena, minerva, dragon, goddess of war Cameo pendant. The pendant  measures one & a quarter inches by over one & a half inches excluding the bail  and is all set in a yellow gold mount which i havent tested but looks to be pinchbeck mount which is yellow gold in colour, with a rope style surround . Inset is a beautiful rare shell cameo of  fabulous quality of Athena, Minerva, goddess of war with what looks to be zeus in the helmet & also rams horns in the helmet cheek guardsin full battle gear also with the shield in exquisite detail and highly carved in good clear detail  with fabulous effect, see pics. The cameo has a good size bail for attatching to a chain & it dates very clearly to the victorian period & i have only seen this subject a few times before but this really is fine quality carvings, but i have never seen one with the rams horns & as with age the cameo has a crack to the top of the cameo & a minute piece missing by it, but luckily the carving, cameo is not damaged, & its very hard to see, but mentioned for total accuracy see pics . However this really is a beautiful antique  quality cameo pendant in  condition as stated but such a lovely example,  highly carved, in fabulous detail and highly collectable rare example of these.








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