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1 honey brown Rhodochrosite FIGA, vintage 70's,lucky charm, unsold, unworn Inv.
$ 10.03
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1 Brown-Honey tone Rhodochrosite Figa (feegah...), very nice tonality plus banding/swirls on both sidesSHIPPING IS FREE & WE USE USPS PRIORITY MAIL FOR FASTER SERVICE,TRACKABLE
THESE FIGAS ARE VINTAGE 70'S...NOT REPLACEABLE ONCE LIMITED-INVENTORY SELLS OUT
.....a beautiful
VINTAGE 70's brown-honey-tonality
Rhodochrosite good-luck charm (..as the story goes..)-amulet-pendant form , rare to see in finished jewelry/charms) Measure 1in length, good condition, vintage 70's inventory never worn nor sold. Origin of rough: foothills of the Andes mountain range in Catamarca province (near city of Andalgala), Argentina.
This particular Rhodochrosite-rough the figa-pendant was carved from was mined in the renowned Capillitas-mine (famous for it's fine Rhodochrosite output for many decades, both pink, brown (this one listed) and faceting grade ),
Andalgalá-Catamarca-Argentina in 70's
and then carved into approx.
1.0inch-figa
with the typical artisan finish of a rustic-gemstone pendant handcrafted by
local craftsmen from then & there
. The brown-tone patterns are in a nice almost uniform tone plus banding/swirl patterns on both sides
Condition: good condition, unworn/never retailed piece from 1970's-inventory....crafted in Andlgalá, Argentina.
Figas (Feegah) are historically intertwined with good-luck beliefs (ea. country-origin has it's particular connotations...fertility, luck, fortune etc...no claioims on this listing obviously) in several countries, Brazil being the main one that uses this figure-motif very frequently in their jewelry & charms ...often they are dressed with gems, gold tops, platinum, different gemstones (aqua, lapis, amethyst etc) and are also carved out of wood in an artisan rustic fashion similar to these; often the simple carvings are the ones with most beauty.These particular ones have that artisan-rustic-finish, with a beautiful rhodochrosite-high-polish
Our Gemology Background: GIA diamond specialist, highly experienced in finer estate & antique jewelry
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Condition
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very good
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