Selene (the Night) Materials: shell, gold Date: ca 1850 Size of the cameo: 2 1/2 x 2 Size of the brooch: 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 Condition: mint.   Large cameo of Museum Quality carved to depict Selene, the goddess of the Night. Her attributes are the owl and the opium. The cameo is incredibly well carved, all the particulars are perfectly rendered by a true artist. The frame is as well very nice and delicately chiselled. Very desirable and collectable cameo.