The pendant acid tests as 14 karat gold (except the bail and ring at the top, which are not gold). Just look at her face. Antique 14k gold seed pearl onyx hardstone finely carved cameo pendant classical we love to answer questions! It is over a century old and has a small chip at the lower right corner of her neck and a minuscule surface flake on the left, just below the bend in the ribbon, both shown in the (enlarged) photos (and reflected in the price).