Vintage genuine shell cameo newly set in fine and sterling silver gallery wire enhanced with twisted wire, flower blossom and leaf pair.
18" sterling silver Italian diamond cut rope chain 
although occasionally used in Roman cameos, the earliest prevalent use of shell for cameo carving was during the Renaissance, in the 15th and 16th centuries. Before that time, cameos were carved from hardstone.
The intricate detail in the face and the hair is just captivating and made all the more special by being carved in the pink conch shell