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Subject:Red Jade Necklace
Posted By: Susizett Colbert Mon, Oct 26, 2015 IP: 75.64.11.146
I'm not sure what this necklace is but look and feel like real jade it's not glass has some type of writing on it maybe someone can id this necklace what's the writing mean,how old is item.







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Subject:Agate (Carnelian) Year of the Snake?
Posted By: beadiste Tue, Oct 27, 2015
The stone is agate (quartz), likely dyed and/or heat-enhanced to that orange color. Don't know how the etching was done, but it's modern.

Although I am illiterate in Chinese, one side of the pendant seems to show the character for "snake," as well as a picture of a snake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)

Subject:Re: Red Jade Necklace
Posted By: Super Tue, Oct 27, 2015
Genuine red nephrite jade is quite rare. Your pendant is probably a tourist piece that was made of either soft stone or agate and was dyed red. If you cannot scratch it with a pocket knife (or needle), then it would be made of agate. It was for somebody who was born in the year of snake, with the picture and character of snake on one side and four characters that mean to have a peaceful and safe life on the other. Not a lot of monetary value but if you like it, that would be what is important.

Subject:Re: Red Jade Necklace
Posted By: Susizett Colbert Wed, Oct 28, 2015
Thanks so much you all!!!!!

Subject:Re: Red Jade Necklace
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sun, Nov 01, 2015
Beadiste, the etching is done wih acid, a lot of stones were treated that way about 30 years ago, then usually dyed brown, and declared to be antique
Ernest

Subject:Thanks! I had wondered if it was sandblasting or something....
Posted By: beadiste Sun, Nov 01, 2015
Hopefully it wasn't something awful like fluoric acid...

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