Victorian Wedgwood "Heracles & Tiresias" Brooch earrings the scallop shell became associated

the scallop shell became associated with religious pilgrimages such as Granada to Santiago de Compostela in Spain - pilgrims would wear the emblem as a display of faith through hardship and dedication

It's vintage Italian and dates from the 1970s

English hallmarks indicate 15ct gold

and flowering (particularly of grain and the vine) with leaves and blossoms in her hair

crafted in rich 18 carat gold throughout

Victorian Wedgwood "Heracles & Tiresias" Brooch earrings the scallop shell became associatedA superb jasperware cameo in white over vivid royal blue signed Wedgwood. It depicts Heracles at Delphi, consulting the oracle Tiresias with Athena stood atop a pedestal entwined by snakes. The cameo is mounted in a simple 9 carat rose gold brooch mount with applied ropetwist border. Victorian, circa 1850. Tiresias, the blind Theban soothsayer, played an important role in a number of Greek myths, notably the Odyssey, the expedition of the Seven