Lot 410
OF ASTROLOGICAL INTEREST - a multi-gem set pendant with chain
Auction: Silver & Jewellery: Day Two | From 11:00
Description
the petal shaped pendant of open form, millegrain collet set with assorted oval and circular cut gems interspersed by stylised foliate motifs with textured finish, with similar foliate motif to the tapering bale, suspended from a small belcher link chain
Dimensions
Lengths: pendant 5.5cm (including bale), chain 44cm
Footnote
Starting at 12 o' clock Sapphire for Saturn; Topaz for Sun; Cinamon stone for Dragon's head; Cat's eye for Dragon's tail; Yellow sapphire for Jupiter; Pearl for Moon; Emerald for Mercury; Diamond for Venus; Ruby for Mars. In astrology and astrionomy the planet's names are well known to us all, however the terms Dragon's Head and tail may be unknown to those not familiar with the subject of astrology.
The Moon's Nodes (the Dragon's Head and Tail) are not planets in the strict astronomical sense, but rather sensitive points on the ecliptic, where the pathway of the Moon crosses the course of the Sun.
The ecliptic is the path of the Sun through the heavens as seen from the Earth and projected onto the Celestial Sphere.