Gemma Del Vaticano Cross Necklace

Vatican treasure meets gothic jewellery in a piece that has no interest in being subtle about its influences.

The Gemma Del Vaticano is an Alchemy Gothic England design from 2004, pulled from the archive and still holding up. The name refers to the gem of the Vatican, and the design leans fully into that Renaissance ecclesiastical energy, the kind of ornate cross iconography that the dark aesthetic and alternative fashion scenes have been borrowing from Catholic tradition for decades, usually to the mild horror of the institution itself. Alchemy Gothic have been doing this longer than almost anyone, and this piece shows why their archive remains genuinely relevant rather than nostalgic.

Cast from English pewter. Gothic cross pendant with Renaissance-inspired detailing. Chain included. Part of the Alchemy Gothic archive collection.