Early Victorian "Mars" Cameo Brooch moss agate it features a 9k white

it features a 9k white gold band with pinched shoulder details

and remains paired with the original tooled leather box

featuring three Iguanadons amongst some megaflora flowers

The mount is crafted in 18 karat gold

Modelled in 9k gold with silver settings

Early Victorian "Mars" Cameo Brooch moss agate it features a 9k whiteDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 Mars, god of war (and also an agricultural guardian, apparently). This superb early Victorian cameo depicts Mars with shield and spear, wearing a magnificent helmet adorned with a griffin (the legendary beast with the head and wings of an eagle, and body of a lion). The son of Jupiter and Juno, Mars, unlike his Greek counterpart Ares, held an important and dignified position within the Roman pantheon. Whereas the Greeks saw