Older necklace pendant, curious of time period, here’s a picture

[49er12]

It’s not uncommon to find items such as this, what puzzles me being I don’t no, they use glass for diamonds back then, so anyone offer information

 

[JeffInMass]

As my avatar will show, I'm a huge fan of religious medallions- yours is awesome- Congrats!!

 

[cw0909]

if the crucifix is sterling silver prob austrian crystal
if plated prob cubic zircon,could be a crucifix from a rosary

 

[oldmxrat]

Man, that's a beauty, congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

It's normally called 'paste' or diamante which simulated a diamond & was made from rock crystal, but from the 19th C they made it from crystal glass or polymers like acrylic.

 

[CASPER-2]

design looks modern - chain should be out there
go back and spiral slowly out from where you found it

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Nice!! I love the religious finds!! Great job

 

[Red-Coat]

It's normally called 'paste' or diamante which simulated a diamond & was made from rock crystal, but from the 19th C they made it from crystal glass or polymers like acrylic.

'Paste' was never made from rock crystal. It's the term for a particular leaded glass, first developed in 1724. 'Diamante' covers a multitude of sins, both glass and crystal. See my reply on the other thread:

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