{"product_id":"ta-mtj-diamond-cut-back-and-border-foo-dog-pendant","title":"Diamond-Cut Back and Border Foo Dog Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Diamond-Cut Back and Border Foo Dog Pendant is available in 10K, 14K, 18K, 22K, and 24K gold from TA Jewelers. Choose 22-karat or 24-karat gold for a high-karat version of this design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22K and 24K options are yellow gold only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut on the border and cut again behind the lion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDiamond-Cut Back and Border Foo Dog Pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e is named for exactly what it is. A wide band of deep \u003cstrong\u003ediamond-cut faceting\u003c\/strong\u003e runs around all four sides of the rounded-corner plate, and the recessed field inside it is cut a second time into \u003cstrong\u003erays radiating out from behind the figure\u003c\/strong\u003e. Both surfaces throw light; the lion does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFoo Dog\u003c\/strong\u003e sits at the centre in a fine satin, head turned toward the viewer, mouth open over bared teeth, mane worked in tight curls down the shoulders. He wears a beaded collar with a bell at the throat, and one forepaw rests on a \u003cstrong\u003ebrocade ball\u003c\/strong\u003e carved with a lattice pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeeping the animal matte against two bright cut grounds is what lets a 1.5” piece read as clearly as it does — the eye finds the figure first and the light second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA flat tab bail sits above, holding the plate square on the chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoo dogs are the guardian lions set in pairs at the gates of temples and houses, kept as protectors of the threshold. The one with his paw on the ball is the male, holding the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy You’ll Love It:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwice Diamond-Cut\u003c\/strong\u003e – A faceted border and a separate cut ray field behind the figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSatin Guardian Lion\u003c\/strong\u003e – The Foo Dog left matte so he reads against the light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarved Detail\u003c\/strong\u003e – Curled mane, beaded collar with bell, and a latticed brocade ball\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEveryday Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e – 1.5” tall with a flat tab bail that hangs square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolid Gold Throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e – No stones and no plating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDiamond-Cut Back and Border Foo Dog Pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e is the brighter of our two Foo Dog plates — more cut surface, less flat metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order, turnaround time is typically 2-4 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5” in height including bail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBail Opening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEstimated Weight by Purity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePurity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eApprox. 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