Antique Relief Carved Panel with Portrait in Profile cryptomeria 6th plate ambrotype in a

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They're  just wonderful objects that could be great used to hold a hair bun in place

sturdy and steady on his feet

ruling lands near and far

I especially love the sad face of the headache-plagued man and the tattoo-like text on the hands pointing to the pain

Antique Relief Carved Panel with Portrait in Profile cryptomeria 6th plate ambrotype in aI found this in Vermont but believe its origins are European, and my guess would be French, perhaps portraying an explorer of distant lands, with what I take for mountains or the edges of landmasses at the corners. Or, maybe, in his finery, he's no less than a king, ruling lands near and far. Whatever the case, I think the panel is quite wonderfully carved, and quite a character he is with that long mane and mustache and chin up profile making me