Hippocamp Pendant. Enamelled gold jewel set with emeralds and pearls. Probably French, early 19th century. H. 8.7cm. British Museum WB. 156. Bequeathed by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

Although fully modelled in the round, the front of this jewel is undoubtedly designed to be seen when the hippocamp is facing to the left. The head of the hippocamp and its mane are burnishe.