Vintage Plume Agate Pendant gold charm The double band splits at

The double band splits at the shoulders and wraps around both sides of the head

as one version of his story goes: Thetis anointed the infant Achilles with ambrosia and passed the child through fire to make him immortal

The fact they're in 15 karat gold reflects the high prices that paste could command in the 18th and 19th Centuries

This ring has been in the ground for a long time - please see images

Vintage Plume Agate Pendant gold charm The double band splits atDATE: Vintage, c. 1960 Vintage pendant home to an utterly beautiful plume agate specimen. The stone, a large oval cabochon, features wonderfully intricate detail: plumes of black mineral growth permeating through the beige silicate host, along with bands of brown and red running vertically through the middle. It's set in a simple sterling silver mount with articulated bail. STONES Agate MEASUREMENTS 5. 2 x 3. 1cm (including bail) WEIGHT 17. 7g MARKS