The setting in this handmade pendant is coin silver which is 900 parts silver where sterling is 925 parts silver. The pendant is set with a natural hand cut amethyst and five light green peridot gemstones and a peridot set in the dangle.
Amethyst Facts:
Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz and the most valued member of the quartz family. It must be purple to be amethyst, but it can display a range of shades including deep purple, light lilac, lavender and mauve. Its purple color made it a stone of royalty for many thousands of years.
Peridot goes back to the ancient world and was at the height of use in the seventeenth century. It came from an island in the Red Sea off the cost of Egypt, and is the birthstone for August. It's been mined as a gemstone for thousands of years, and is mentioned in the Bible under the name of Chrysolite. Legend says that peridot was one of the favorite gemstones of Cleopatra and that some of the "emeralds" worn by her were actually peridot.
The time period when this was made is 1850. The pendant is 1 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide, this also comes with a new chain. The pendent and gemstones are in excellent condition.