Victorian Revival "Medusa the Gorgon" Shell Cameo Brooch buffalo horn Easily polished out

Easily polished out

A cool vintage rollagas lighter by Dunhill

The craftsmanship is remarkable

and was made in the year 1876

The principal stone is an 1

Victorian Revival "Medusa the Gorgon" Shell Cameo Brooch buffalo horn Easily polished outDATE: 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