<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3TZuMU_0vkXa0pe00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3TZuMU_0vkXa0pe00" width="960" height="1280" ><figcaption>The pendant was found on the beach on the Isles of Scilly. (The BareFoot Photographer via SWNS)</figcaption></figure>A photographer discovered a mysterious pendant which could be thousands of years old - hidden on the beach.Nikki Banfield, 43, found the glass 'cameo' about the size of a penny - with the depiction of a woman’s face.They are known as 'glyptics' and associated with ancient Greece and Rome and have been around for thousands of years.Nikki says cameos became more popular jewelry pieces throughout the Victorian period.She captures images from her local environment in Isles of Scilly where she found the curio.She adopted her name The BareFoot Photographer due to venturing without shoes.Nikki said: "I always find when I'm on the beach and am not looking for things that that is when I find things."I spotted what I thought was a button at first glance.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3MfOsw_0vkXa0pe00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3MfOsw_0vkXa0pe00" width="1024" height="1024" ><figcaption>The pendant was found on the beach on the Isles of Scilly. (The BareFoot Photographer via SWNS)</figcaption></figure>"But upon scooping it up, and holding it up to the light, I realized it was something very different."We think this is a miniature glass cameo, rather than an intaglio - as the miniature head in the piece is raised, whereas in an intaglio, the design would be imprinted."Nikki is meeting with a curator in the local Scilly museum to see if they can confirm the mystery around the object.On Saturday (21 Sep) Nikki discovered the tiny object which makes up the size of a drawing pin head, whilst walking up Town beach.Nikki explained: "It is about the right size to have been used in a small piece of jewelry, either a ring or a necklace."Collectively known as glyptics, and most strongly associated with ancient Greece and Rome, cameo and intaglio have been around for thousands of years."Often used as talismans and for protection, they were carved with images of deities, mythological figures, animals, loved ones and narrative scenes."Nikki added: "The optimist and romantic in me would love to think it was something ancient, with a wonderful story."But whatever it turns out to be it'll still be a hugely special find, as its beautiful and has captured the imaginations of so many."</div></body>

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Photographer finds ancient pendant thousands of years old on beach

A photographer discovered a mysterious pendant which could be thousands of years old - hidden on the beach. Nikki Banfield, 43, found the glass 'cameo' about the size of a penny - with the depiction of a woman’s face. They are known as 'glyptics' and associated with ancient Greece...