Beautiful set of marble intaglios depicting Minerva

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A beautiful set of marble intaglios depicting Minerva in the middle surroundedby small smaller ones all beautifully displayed on black background in a stylish black frame.

Those intaglios are made from marble dust or artificial marble.

Measurements:

29 cm high x 23 wide

Marble dust is combined with cement or synthetic resins to make reconstituted or cultured marble. The appearance of marble can be simulated with faux marbling, a painting technique that imitates the stone's colour patterns.

Intaglios -were originallyused as seals, these carvings or cuttings are moulded out of white plaster, marble dust or wax.The original 19th century intaglios were also made from wood or stone. The depressed designs depicting ancient scenes from Greece, Italy, etc were also used as markers of the land. They were also collected as souvenirs from European Grand Tours in 1830.