During the Early Roman Imperial Period
The grinding stone is particularly noteworthy for its material
associated with water
with 18K gold caps and a blue glass bead suspended from three of the cross points
Carefully shaped into a rounded
Gogotte Formation, Oligocene, approx. 30 million years ago Jewelry - Beads During the Early Roman ImperialA gogotte is a millions of years old, naturally shaped sandstone concretion, consisting of tiny quartz fragments held together by calcium carbonate. The finest specimens are found in Fontainebleau, France, renowned for its extremely fine grained, porcelain like sands. Each one of these natural mineralogical works of art takes on a unique form, often evoking clouds, whirlwinds, animals, or ghosts. Gogottes were a great inspiration to the Surrealists,