{"product_id":"la-figurine-d-emeraude-9ct-gold-pendant","title":"La Figurine d’Émeraude","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gold figurine with a single green emerald.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spirals frame the head, the arms extend sideways and the legs form a narrow arch. The emerald sits below the feet, giving the figure its one point of colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the form may reference\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrontal human and human-animal pendants were made across ancient Colombia and lower Central America. In those societies, gold ornaments could form part of high-status dress, ritual life, burial offerings and exchange. Their meaning depended on the community and the wearer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paired spiral forms and frontal stance of this pendant may echo that wider family of ancient American gold figures. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/316691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMet’s Tairona figure pendant\u003c\/a\u003e shows how spirals, headdress and bodily transformation could appear in wearable gold. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.banrepcultural.org\/bogota\/museo-del-oro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMuseo del Oro\u003c\/a\u003e places such objects within the social and cultural lives of pre-Hispanic communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProbable provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sourcing history points to \u003cstrong\u003eColombia\u003c\/strong\u003e, although no receipt, hallmark or maker’s mark confirms the country of manufacture. This is \u003cstrong\u003emodern, pre-owned jewellery\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a pre-Columbian artefact. “Colombia, probable” describes where the modern piece may have been made or acquired; the museum comparisons explain its possible visual references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGold, emerald and value\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXRF testing produced a surface reading consistent with \u003cstrong\u003e9ct yellow gold\u003c\/strong\u003e. At 37.5% nominal fineness, the 2.28g gross weight gives a theoretical fine-gold equivalent of about \u003cstrong\u003e0.86g\u003c\/strong\u003e, before allowing for the emerald, setting, solder or other non-gold components.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe auction house described the stone as one round emerald of approximately \u003cstrong\u003e0.13ct\u003c\/strong\u003e. No independent gemstone report accompanies it. The asking price is \u003cstrong\u003eAUD 425\u003c\/strong\u003e; future value is not guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e One piece available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProbable origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colombia; not documented\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow gold; XRF surface reading consistent with 9ct\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHallmark:\u003c\/strong\u003e No hallmark visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.28g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStone:\u003c\/strong\u003e One round green emerald, auction description\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmerald size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.15 × 2.41mm; approximately 0.13ct\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pre-owned, with surface wear visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAsking price:\u003c\/strong\u003e AUD 425\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePendant only. The styled chain is not included.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Trésors de Victoire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52862504239416,"sku":"FIG-EM-9CT-228G-001","price":425.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/1409\/4648\/files\/la-figurine-emeraude-9ct-front-v-stamp_bc280491-64a7-4391-9e3f-a4c7387931a5.png?v=1787870248","url":"https:\/\/lestresorsdevictoire.com\/products\/la-figurine-d-emeraude-9ct-gold-pendant","provider":"Les Tresors de Victoire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}