Altered ? Stone Pendant

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by kardinalisimo, May 25, 2016.

  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    The beads are red jasper if not wrong.
    The pendant looks like serpentine to me. If you rub a cotton swab on the side crack, a red residue is left. So, I guess those veins are not natural but maybe some kind of pigment, vermillion/cinnabar maybe, was used. Any idea how was that achieved?
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  2. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Heat cracked and dyed.
     
  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Dyed for sure. They were trying to make it look like jade.
     
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