Denim Lapis Sterling Silver Cross Pin Pendant Jewelry

This Denim Lapis Sterling Silver Cross Pin Pendant is an impressive piece of jewelry. This pendant was beautifully hand-cut out of Sterling Silver to create an elaborate image of the traditional cross. An oval, genuine Denim Lapis stone dresses the center of the cross and in encircled by a hand-twisted Sterling Silver wire. Smaller Denim Lapis stones also adorn each section of the cross. This item can also be worn as a pin or brooch. Suspended from a complimentary chain, this pendant is 2-3/4" long and 2-1/8" wide. Stamped Sterling and signed by the jewelry artist. You'll receive one from the group.

Lapis lazuli is a beautiful opaque stone ranging in color from a deep blue to denim. Lapis lazuli can be made of several minerals besides lazurite, namely sodalite, hauyne, calcite (white streaks), and pyrite (metallic streaks or flecks). Stones that are deep blue with small patches of pyrite and calcite are considered the most valuable. The ancients believed that divine favor and success came to those wearing lapis. It was largely reserved for royalty. Claims to origins of lapis lazuli range from Afghanistan and ancient Babylon to Peru and the Inca civilization. Regardless, those who wore lapis claimed that "power amulets" were formed when this beautiful stone was shaped into the form of an eye and ornamented with gold.