Early Victorian "Mars" Cameo Brooch moss agate Serious "pen is mightier than

Serious "pen is mightier than the sword" vibes

Modelled in 9k gold with silver settings

and there's a striker on the bottom (safety matches weren't a thing back then)

featuring three Iguanadons amongst some megaflora flowers

Early Victorian "Mars" Cameo Brooch moss agate Serious "pen is mightier thanDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 Mars, god of war (and also an agricultural guardian, apparently). This superb early Victorian cameo depicts Mars with shield and spear, wearing a magnificent helmet adorned with a griffin (the legendary beast with the head and wings of an eagle, and body of a lion). The son of Jupiter and Juno, Mars, unlike his Greek counterpart Ares, held an important and dignified position within the Roman pantheon. Whereas the Greeks saw