Compative analysis

Figure A: It is a pendant. In the first image, I see a heart locket. This locket has a chain-like lock on the one side and has a hinge on the other. The heart has been domed and flattened around the edges so that it sits flush, meaning the edges touch. Before the heart was shaped, it was given a pattern with a hammer to create detail and not to be plain. The pattern on the heart is a zig zag pattern in a half circle. The other pattern that is on the heart is dots. It looks like it was roll-pressed. The clasp on the heart is a shepherd's hook and it is linked to the chain with a ball and a jump ring. A jump ring has been soldered at the bottom of the heart to hold the chain for the lock. The hinge is looks like it has been bolted to the heart and it is asymmetrical to the heart. It also is exposed, as to make it a feature on the locket. The jump ring that holds the chain is asymmetrical to the heart. It is long and cylindrical. It has a hole at the top to let the chain through and has a matte finish. The heart itself has a matte finish.

Figure B: It is also a pendant. This image piece is in a circular shape on the outside and a “Pac man” shape on the inside. Pac man is associated with eating things and it looks like it is eating the stone. The inside looks like it has been etched with a flower pattern. The inside of the flower looks like its leaf shaped and it has a circle around it. The outside of the flower has what looks like ellipse shapes. It looks hollow and has a stone set above it. The color of the stone is red. It is symmetrical because it the form is similar to each other. There are two jumps rings at the top which has been soldered to the outside ring so that it can hang from the chain. The surface of the pendant looks polished but not completely polished, only using one type of polish to give it a rough polished look. The pendant also looks like it has been domed, making it a hollow construction.

The comparison between the two is that one is circular, the other is in a heart shape. Figure A looks like it has been roll-pressed, figure B looks like it has been etched. Figure A has an exposed hinge, Figure B has no hinge.