Description

Vintage Pendant/Amulet in African Queen Jasper | Weight 186 ct | Est. End 19th/begin 20th Century

• Rare Collector’s Item
• Museum Quality Artifacts.

Genuine Vintage Hand Carved Jewelry Pendant. Estimated end 19th/begin 20th Century. ‘African Queen’ Jasper (Calahari – Namibia) also called Picture Jasper.

• Image: Nude lady
• Size: 6,1 x 2,9 x 1,5 cm (2.4 x 1.2 x 0.70 inch)
• Weight: 186 carat
• Country of Origin: South Africa

MORE INFORMATION ON JASPER

The name means ‘spotted or speckled stone’ and is derived via old French Jaspre and Latin Iaspis. Terms attributed to various well-defined materials includes the geographic locality where it is found, sometimes quite restricted such as “Bruneau” (a canyon) and “Lahontan” (a lake), rivers and even individual mountains; many are fanciful, such as “forest fire” or “rainbow”, while others are descriptive, such as “autumn” or “porcelain”. A few are designated by the place of origin such as a brown Egyptian or red African.

Picture jaspers exhibit combinations of patterns, such as banding from flow or depositional patterns (from water or wind), dendritic or color variations, resulting in what appear to be scenes or images (on a cut section). Diffusion from a center produces a distinctive orbicular appearance, i.e., leopard skin jasper, or linear banding from a fracture as seen in leisegang jasper or African Queen jasper.

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