Description
Small octagonal reddish brown (sometimes called terracotta) Venetian glass intaglio of Mars the god of war driving his horse drawn chariot.
**MULTIPLE PIECES - MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PHOTOS**
Item: Venetian glass Intaglio
Approx Dimensions: 13mm x 10mm x 2mm
Shape: Octagonal
Weight: 0.8gms
Colour: Marbled reddish brown
Material: Man-made glass
Transparency: Opaque, non-transparent
Item Code: #239035-36
Genuine made in Italy handcrafted Venetian glass from the Tagliamonte glassmakers - authentic and exclusive to Tentrees123.
**IMAGES ENLARGED**Some of these photos may show the image through the back, or at an angle which may distort the shape but shows a clearer depiction of the actual image. Like a natural stone, these pieces may have inclusions & markings within the glass itself.**
ABOUT TAGLIAMONTE CAMEOS & INTAGLIOS
Tagliamonte can be considered the only firm in the world that manufactures this kind of stone. Its exclusivity is not limited to the production in itself, but includes the masterful use of a "classical" iconographic repertory.
Tagliamonte is bringing back a manufacturing style as old as Mesopotamia. Vitreous pastes moulded into cameos or intaglios, are a part of jewellery history that in recent years has been largely ignored. The style can be traced back as far as the Mesopotamians, but was further developed by craftsmen from the ancient Roman colony of Aquileia. Mr. Nino Tagliamonte, with two Venetian artists, dedicated five years of research to this project using authentic 18th century plaster matrix carvings. After numerous attempts, they rediscovered and successfully experimented with original Roman blending, processing and casting methods.
The company now has a collection of over three thousand matrices, partly original and partly modern castings, and can produce Venice Cameo gems identical to the antique originals by following the Roman manual processing patterns and formulas.
The cameos are available in a variety of colours, though each is hand wrought with incandescent glass and the exact colour is established only when cooled.
SHIPPING
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ABOUT ME
I live in a small rural community in country South Australia and have been privileged to work with Italian jewellery manufacturer Tagliamonte since 2011 as the Sales & Customer Care contact for Australia - selling both their ready made jewellery and loose cameos and intaglios.