Turquoise Sterling Silver Pendant
Beautifully spider-webbed Turquoise, set in a sterling silver pendant. The soft green colour comes from iron and aluminium present in the host rock, which has stained the turquoise.
Pendant measures approximately 32x22x5mm, including bail. Comes with a complimentary 18" sterling silver link chain and will be sent in a Two Skies gift box with Turquoise pamphlet, ready 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.
