Charming Vintage Snail Pendant flower A small ruby dots the

A small ruby dots the snake's head for an extra dose of drama

our favourite detail of all is hidden within - hand engraved inside the band

as sacred to Neptune

but usage dropped way down once platinum and nickel were no longer considered strategic resources for war

The excavations at Pompeii and Etruscan sites in the first decades of the 19th century uncovered metalwork that exhilarated and confounded contemporary goldsmiths - the technique of the fine granulation (positively tiny gold balls affixed to surfaces) wasn't determined for another hundred years - and the inspiration found its way into Grand Period jewelry in ways both obvious and more subtle

Charming Vintage Snail Pendant flower A small ruby dots theVery good vintage condition. Details: 9k yellow gold, unstamped but tested 23. 8 x 14. 2 x 7mm 1. 2g