Georgian "Jesus & Skull" Carved Bone Pendant pinchbeck Stylish vintage hoop earrings
Description
Stylish vintage hoop earrings
with light patina
tests as 14k gold and platinum
and decorated with little chased trefoil motifs
often citing the pursuit of pure beauty or "Art for Art's sake" as their ultimate goal
Georgian "Jesus & Skull" Carved Bone Pendant pinchbeck Stylish vintage hoop earringsDATE: George III, c. 1790 A weird and wonderful Georgian double head pendant depicting Jesus on one side and a skull on the other. Its carved from ox bone, with stunning detail and execution. Im not really sure what to make of the subject Maybe "Life and Death" the skull is clearly some sort of memento mori, but paired with Jesus theres likely some Christian symbolism thats not clear. Given its age and the unusual subject, this is a particularly rare
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