Measuring approx. 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 inches, centering a carved coral cameo measuring approx. 1 1/4 x 1 3/16 inches, depicting Medusa in profile, fashioned in 14k yellow gold.
According to Greek mythology coral was formed as blood from Medusa's severed head soaked into algae in the ocean after Perseus fles over the ocean on Pegasus' back. Pegasus was also said to have been created from Medusa's blood.