Antique Italian Carved Lava Cameo Medusa Gorgon Brooch

Italian, circa 1860

An antique lava of Mount Vesuvius cameo is superbly carved in high relief with a powerful depiction of mythological Medusa Gorgon.

The cameo is set in a 14K gold frame and mounted as a brooch.

Size 43 x 36 mm (1 11/16 x 1 7/16 in.)