Victorian Revival "Medusa the Gorgon" Shell Cameo Brooch buffalo horn The two genres

The two genres

The craftsmanship is remarkable

Dating from circa 1900

Exceptional solitaire gypsy ring set with a 1

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

Victorian Revival "Medusa the Gorgon" Shell Cameo Brooch buffalo horn The two genresDATE: 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