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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Majestic12, post: 161154, member: 1697&quot;]I found this in the soil at a known wagon stop in California.&nbsp; The edge which appears </p><p>as a &quot;winding&quot; came out of the soil untarnished yellow, telling me it is gold.&nbsp; The </p><p>rest was soiled dark until I cleaned it up.&nbsp; The stone is a translucent orange.&nbsp; There is a profile of a woman carved into the stone.&nbsp; She has a hat and flowing long hair.</p><p>What is this motif?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also note the corroded ferrous loop which I believe is a repair because when I look at the top center of the gold wire part of the pendant with a loupe, it appears that the original wire chain attachment had broken off.&nbsp; You can see a link of the original gold chain or chain mount still attached to the ferrous loop.&nbsp; So its owner must have cared about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are no makers marks or gold content marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just wondered how old this piece is and where it was crafted?&nbsp; Who is the lady?</p><p>Also any remarks on gold content?&nbsp; I think part of the frame is solid gold while the wire and stone bracket are filled or plated.&nbsp; Also what kind of stone is it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Apologize for the less-than-perfect photos.</p><p>Thanks for looking, reading and for any info.[ATTACH=full]43920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43922[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43923[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43924[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43925[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43926[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43927[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43922[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43923[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43924[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43925[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43926[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]43927[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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