17th Century Dolphins Kissing Key Pendant hair and it's surrounded by a

and it's surrounded by a halo cluster of 12 old European cut diamonds in platinum mounts

The enthusiasm for Ancient Egyptian designs in the decorative arts of the 19th Century is largely attributed to Napoleon's conquest of Egypt

and also including oranges

and is commonly depicted carrying Jesus on his shoulders across a river

The fob is beautifully made

17th Century Dolphins Kissing Key Pendant hair and it's surrounded by aDATE: 17th Century An original 17th century iron key with the most wonderfully ornamented head: two dolphins kissing. The antique key dealer I bought this from informed me that it's French, the part I just referred to as "head" is actually called the "bow", and that it's previously been cleaned (with evidence of the older rust patina) still on show at the collar. I've been looking out for one of these with some sort of interesting unusual symbolism