Victorian Four Amethyst Necklace silde The body of the fob

The body of the fob is a coiled snake

Gold has developed a fine antique patina

English hallmarks for Sterling silver

A wonderfully detailed

Victorian Four Amethyst Necklace silde The body of the fobDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 In ancient Greek society, amethysts were considered an antidote against drunkenness the name "amethystos" literally translates as "not intoxicated", or not drunken. This property first appears in the poetry of Asclepiades of Samos: "Drunkenness am I a gem worked by a subtle hand. I am graven in amethyst, and the subject and the stone are ill assorted. But I am the precious property of Kleopatra, and on the finger of a Queen