Neoclassical 'Magical Amulet' Intaglio Fob victorian graduated in size and totalling

graduated in size and totalling 62pts of a carat

flanked by millegrain platinum stepped shoulders each set with three old cut diamonds

Enamel is in particularly good shape with some light surface wear and minimal losses to the edges

late April to early May

two are garnet topped doublets

Neoclassical 'Magical Amulet' Intaglio Fob victorian graduated in size and totallingA remarkable piece of 19th century history in the form of a neoclassical 'Magical Amulet' intaglio. The carving depicts the Egyptian god Osiris, in mummified form, alongside an alter (in the Roman style) that features the Greek vowels "". The vowels were considered powerful when spoken, and here represent a magical formulae that was popular around the 3rd to 4th centuries AD. Such amulets, aka 'magical gems', would have been purchased to protect