New Natural Cameo Gemstone Additions at AfricaGems.com

Shell Cameo

Gemstone Cameos Make Beautiful Jewelry
AfricaGems.com is pleased to present its new collection of exquisite cameos.  Cameos hand carved from traditional black agate gemstone or shell.   In either gemstone material our cameos have beautiful delicate featured ethereal ladies.  

Cameos carved in stone and worn by both men and women have been around since Ancient Greek and Roman times.   They depicted the gods and goddesses of the times in addition to memorializing heroes or rulers, beautiful women, mythology or biblical events.  The first cameos were carved in stone and it wasn’t until the beginning of the 19th century that cameo carved in shell became popular.   Like all forms of gemstone use throughout history, popularity of cameos waxes and wanes.   The wonderful thing about cameos is that with reasonable care and proper setting, they can be passed down from generation to generation.

Three Graces Black Agate Cameo

Cameos were given or worn for many reasons.  They were given as symbols of love; they were worn as symbol of wealth and were even given to travelers or men going into the army for protection. 

Natural Gemstones
Black agate is a member of the chalcedony family.  It is sometime called black onyx.  Black agate naturally occurs in “stripes” of black and white making it ideal for cameo carving.  Shell cameos use shells that naturally occur in layers of color which also make it ideal for cameos. 

Check out all the cameos carried by AfricaGems.com.  We carry many sizes and we also carry pairs suitable for earrings because they have left and right facing images.  We carry cameos of three ladies – could they be the three graces immortalized throughout history or could they represent three wonderful women in your life?  We carry cameos with woman and child – could that represent you and your mother?  We carry cameos that represent the very essence of Victorian femininity.  Our cameos would be suitable for formal or informal wear.  They would be perfect worn with jeans and a white blouse or be equally at home when worn with a suit or that little black or brown dress.

Black Agate Cameo Pair

We at AfricaGems.com feel we have a cameo for every woman to love.  All our cameos are covered by our guarantee policy so you can feel comfortable ordering that very special cameo from AfricaGems.com. We can help you set a cameo with traditional seed pearls or with diamond accents or mounted any way you would like.  Just let us know how we can help you.