Mariette triple pendant in 9ct yellow gold set with three graduating oval cabochons of amethyst 24.38cts (37.9x18.7mm). Chain not included.
August Mariette (1821-1881) was appointed by the Khedive of Egypt in 1858 as the first conservator of Egyptian Monuments. He created an Egyptian antiquities service and established a framework for the more orderly study and conservation of monuments.
