ITEM: Vintage 18k Gold Filigree Religious Medallion / Pendant ~ Saint Barbara

COMPOSITION: 18k Yellow Gold, Acid tested

GEM: Ruby 1mm

CONDITION: Estate Item, Very Good

WEIGHT: 8.7 Grams

MEASUREMENT: 1 1/2" X 1 1/8"

MARKS: 18k

COMMENTS: Circa 1980's. Pictured as received from a local estate. Cleaning and/or polishing by request at no additional cost. Comes with attached bail to add to charm bracelet or wear as a pendant.

Saint Barbara is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Her association with the lightning that killed her father has caused her to be invoked against lightning and fire; by association with explosions, she is also the patron of artillery and mining.