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Turtle pendant and neck collar

Maker: Jesse Monongya

pendant: in the form of a turtle; double-sided; top has coral and turquoise eyes; red coral square at tip of tail; turquoise, lapis and coral beads at points of starburst on shell, with coral gem at center; back has green and black inlaid eyes; red coral square at tip of tail; flat shell on back is inlay in geometric design with dark blue ground with circles, lines and tapering bars in various colors of gemstones; neck collar: curved design, open at back; asymmetrical decoration with hand and arrowhead connected with a zigzag at PR, with inlaid tiny round gems around zigzag; two stepped triangles right of center with turquoise and coral round inlay; hand with predominately blue inlays connected to zigzag at PL near back; ends of collar have inlays--opal on PR, various gems on PL with lines and circles

Date
c. 2000
In our collection
since October the 30th, 2013 up to now
Dimensions
2 1/8 × 2 3/16 × 1/2 in. (5.4 × 5.56 × 1.27 cm) (pendant) 5 7/8 × 6 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (14.92 × 16.83 × 3.18 cm) (neck collar)
Location
Not on View
Medium
14 karat and 18 karat gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, oxblood coral, orange coral, Australian blue opal
Price
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Composition
atium37%
copper48%
oxygen15%