Pendant, ("Journey" Style) with Garnet in 14 kt Gold over Sterling Silver (with FREE chain!)

Item Description

Here we have a lovely "Journey" pendant featuring five richly colored "Round" cut red Garnet gems which are set into a setting of 14kt Yellow Gold coating Sterling Silver. The gems have a very attractive, good red color and really stand out against the yellow Gold. Please keep in mind that this is not solid Gold jewelry, but Sterling Silver that has a thin coating of 14 kt Yellow Gold (sometimes referred to as vermeil). A great opportunity for somebody to acquire a good Garnet pendant for a gift or for somebody with a January birthday as Garnet is the birthstone for that month. Please note that this piece comes with a FREE 24 inch vermeil chain of 14 kt Gold coating Sterling Silver. From GIA "Thousands of years ago, red garnet necklaces adorned the necks of Egypt's pharaohs, and were entombed with their mummified corpses as prized possessions for the afterlife. In ancient Rome, signet rings with carved garnets were used to stamp the wax that secured important documents. The term carbuncle was often used in ancient times to refer to red garnets, although it was used for almost any red stone. Carbuncle was thought to be one of the four precious stones given to King Solomon by God. Centuries later, in Roman scholar Pliny's time (23 to 79 AD), red garnets were among the most widely traded gems. In the Middle Ages (about 475 to 1450 AD), red garnet was favored by clergy and nobility. Red garnet's availability increased with the discovery of the famous Bohemian garnet deposits in central Europe around 1500. This source became the nucleus of a regional jewelry industry that reached its peak in the late 1800s". This particular piece is priced at $350 retail.