Antique French Victorian Amethyst Cross Pendant

This French antique cross pendant, made in the late 19th Century in Paris, features 18k gold and amethysts, with seed pearls. It measures 33mm in length and 21mm in width, weighing 1.7g.

• Amethysts have long been associated with religious jewellery.
• The papacy is often associated with purple, the colour of Christ's suffering.