Charming Vintage Snail Pendant flower The excavations at Pompeii and

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

as sacred to Neptune

Palladium is still occasionally used in jewelry (and in white gold alloys)

A unique and charming recent-vintage ring with a little chevron dip perfect for stacking with other rings

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

Charming Vintage Snail Pendant flower The excavations at Pompeii andVery good vintage condition. Details: 9k yellow gold, unstamped but tested 23. 8 x 14. 2 x 7mm 1. 2g