Twenty-Five Facts about Cameos A cameo consists of two layers: a raised figure/scene and a background.The oldest known cameo, found in Alexandria (Egypt), dates to the 3rd century B.C. and was carved from...
Intaglio Jewelry Intaglio is the opposite of cameo -- a subject is carved through the front side below the rim's surface. The subject on a cameo rises above the base.A significant percentage of an intaglio's...