The State Hermitage informs about the publication of the photographs of 12 exhibits that have been on the wanted list since summer, 2006

Pendant Egg

Pendant Egg made of pinky-red veined jasper, in silver filigree setting with round rosettes at the ends; there is a sapphire and four nacreous mountings set in the top rosette; lazurite is set in the lower rosette; the rosettes are joined by two crosses, each made up of a sapphire and four drop-shaped pearls, between the crosses alongside the round nacreous mounting; and a pendant in the form of a chain with carnelian; there are two chains going from the top rosette, these chains are joint at the top by a bridge with a brown moonstone fixed to it; at the top there is a double ring.
Silver 875, 3 sapphires = 1.5 carats; dead Kaffa pearls, nacre
12.8õ5.0
129.59 g.

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