Early Victorian Medusa Cameo Brooch Active which continues down the shoulders

which continues down the shoulders of the 18k gold band

and on the finger of a Queen even “drunkenness” should be sober

A great looking piece in perfect condition

I was made from one of the silver bars or ingots recovered from the wreck

and the interior is finished in deep blue enamel

Early Victorian Medusa Cameo Brooch Active which continues down the shouldersDATE: Victorian, c. 1840 A superb early Victorian shell cameo brooch depicting Medusa the Gorgon. The detailing is exceptional, with Medusa facing left and depicted in the Classical style with winged head and snakes tied beneath her chin. She's rendered in high relief and mounted in 9 karat gold. Medusa is the best known of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters. Their earliest reference is found in Hesiod's Theogony, but it was Ovid who really fleshed