Victorian Revival "Medusa the Gorgon" Shell Cameo Brooch monty collection salvaged from a broken Victorian

salvaged from a broken Victorian bar brooch

and a (detachable) floral top and rope-twist chain

set with natural pearls and old and rose cut diamonds

Cool larger scale Etruscan Revivalist zodiac pendant dating from the latter half of the 19th century

The craftsmanship

Victorian Revival "Medusa the Gorgon" Shell Cameo Brooch monty collection salvaged from a broken VictorianDATE: 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