Victorian Revival "Medusa the Gorgon" Shell Cameo Brooch buffalo horn Exceptional solitaire gypsy ring set

Exceptional solitaire gypsy ring set with a 1

An outstanding Victorian quatrefoil locket with gem-set pansy motif on the front

The carving depicts Victoria (Winged Victory - Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Nike)

and was made in the year 1876

The two genres

Victorian Revival "Medusa the Gorgon" Shell Cameo Brooch buffalo horn Exceptional solitaire gypsy ring setDATE: Victorian Revival, 1977 Striking round shell cameo brooch featuring the infamous Gorgon sister Medusa. Carved in high relief and, unusually, with a white border around the outside, she's depicted in the classical style with winged head and snakes tied around her neck, her contorted face emitting a terrible shriek Medusa is certainly the best known of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters. Our earliest reference to the Gorgons is found in Hesiod's