cameo, question

[billh]

you guys are too funny,;

I tried getting better pics for you,
I think it is the Greek god of wine Bacchus.
I think it is carved from Lava.( don't know why its yellowish )that's why I took pics over yellow paper for comparison.
I did try cleaning it up like you said with soup and a qtip.
with the plain setting ( not lavish design ) I think it to be older.
 what are your thoughts?

[bigwull]

I,m partial to Soup,....Puy Lentil & Chorizo....yummy

[billh]

soap.. haha. sorry we'll blame spell check for my literacy issues.

[ghopper1924]

Well,  Speedy's Coming,  and I see you've met my......handyman. Just be careful with that axe,  Eugene, while you're messing with that Tea Set,  because you don 't have enough Hocus pocus to fix it. At least that's what the Archangel's Thunderbird told me over at Wolf City!!!

[bigwull]

And you can hear the barking of the Dog Fox.gone to ground.....and the several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave grooving with a Pict.....oops off topic...back on..thats quite a large relief..i can see where that Englander.got the idea about resin....me i preferred the other kind....High Hopes....

[ghopper1924]

Well,  Bacchus was a male,  so this can't be Bacchus. I'd stick with the idea that this is a bacchante, I.e. a reveler at one of his wine bashes. It is possible that this may be a bit older than 1900,  so saying "late 19th century" would probably cover it.

[mart]

 Never heard of it !!!

that,s where you sheltered upbringing lets you down.... ...nowt like a good bit of weed..and some Amon Duul!!....Focus!,...Tangerine Dream....and the Scorpions....

Yes and I would have been booted (literally) out of the Rodeo !!  So I passed !!!  Just a good beer was all for me !!

[bigwull]

did,nt know they did good beer in Texas....any American beers i,ve had..were always like pishy watter.... ..pardon my French...

[ghopper1924]

did,nt know they did good beer in Texas....any American beers i,ve had..were always like pishy watter.... ..pardon my French...
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In decades past I'd agree with you.

However,  with the advent of microbreweries and larger regionals like Boulevard and Fat Tire,  American beer is much improved these days.

[billh]

port, microbrew, lager. I thought it was wine??

[ghopper1924]

It was. We just got off on a beer tangent!!

[bigwull]

port, microbrew, lager. I thought it was wine??

Plonk...did someone mention Plonk....take half a pint of cheap red Plonk,..add half a pint of fat Pepsi...after 2 pints....just don,t expect to get anywhere in a hurry....much cheapness...very much drunkeness...Mart.. take note....do not think about getting on a Nag!! .now we,re on a wine tangent...or as the Germans call it...Korea...cause it gives you.....dose of the Do run,runs.....

[KC]

Much to most people's surprise...lava cameos come in black, brick red, white and beige!!!!  The most popular were made in Italy in 1800's!

And depending on how it cooled...can have striations similar to bone...would need a hands on to differentiate!

[mart]

port, microbrew, lager. I thought it was wine??

Plonk...did someone mention Plonk....take half a pint of cheap red Plonk,..add half a pint of fat Pepsi...after 2 pints....just don,t expect to get anywhere in a hurry....much cheapness...very much drunkeness...Mart.. take note....do not think about getting on a Nag!! .now we,re on a wine tangent...or as the Germans call it...Korea...cause it gives you.....dose of the Do run,runs.....

Getting on a "nag" while a little,,, tipsy is all in my past !!  And I learned better !!!

[Ipcress]

Did you enlarge it and look at it ??  Resin doesn`t have grain like that  !!

No, but it doesn't look like grain. Just scraped.

Anyway, i don't rate it.