Genuine Turquoise Coral Spiny Oyster Inlaid Sterling Silver Cross Pendant.

This pendant is gorgeous. It features a traditional inlaid design made from hand cut stones of natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, Genuine Coral, and Spiny Oyster. These Turquoise stones have been cut with perfect precision and set against the brilliance of Sterling Silver. The shine of the Sterling Silver combined with the natural beauty of the inlay makes for a very attractive piece of jewelry. Suspended from a complimentary chain, this pendant is 1-3/4" long. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist. The colors of the inlay will vary, giving each one a unique design. You will be getting one from the group pictured below.

Certain Native Americans called turquoise "Chal-cui-hui-tal", meaning "the highest and most valued thing in the world". There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and that it helped overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend the lizard who travels between the above and the below, excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit.