Asian Turquoise Sterling Silver Pendant
The beautifully spider-webbed Turquoise pendant is beautifully bezel set in sterling silver and measures approximately 24x11x5mm, including the bail. It comes with a complimentary 18” sterling silver link chain and is presented in a Two Skies jewellery box with a Turquoise story card, making it perfect for gifting.
Turquoise , amber and coral came to Tibet through trading throughout the centuries along the silk road trade routes. Prized by native cultures and used for trading for hundreds of years, turquoise is highly revered in Tibet as a symbol of the sky. Beads are given to Tibetan children, as they are believed to keep them from falling. Ranging from darker blues to green, this turquoise is generally threaded with dark matrix, giving a 'spiderweb' appearance. Cut from the original black host rock, there may be traces of 'rusty' staining from ancient iron ore. A conservative estimate for old trade beads is 300-500 years, but some may be older than 500 years given that beads were used in trading since around 1000 B.C.
