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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A relief image on a contrasting color background carved from a layered substrate.  Cameos are carved from gems (i.e., [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=jet jet], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=onyx onyx]), conch shells and from multilayered glass ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cameo glass cameo glass]) or ceramic (Jasperware).
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A relief image on a contrasting color background carved from a layered substrate.  Cameos are carved from gems (i.e., [[jet]], [[onyx]]), conch shells and from multilayered glass ([[cameo glass]]) or ceramic (Jasperware).
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
came (Fr.)
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camée (Fr.)
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Latest revision as of 15:35, 18 May 2022

Greek sardonyx Cameo
MFA# 99.101

Description

A relief image on a contrasting color background carved from a layered substrate. Cameos are carved from gems (i.e., Jet, Onyx), conch shells and from multilayered glass (Cameo glass) or ceramic (Jasperware).

Synonyms and Related Terms

camée (Fr.)

Resources and Citations

  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998