Genuine Turquoise and Sterling Silver High Fashion Contemporary Pendant.

This sensational Turquoise jewelry is truly elegant and fashionable. This pendant has been artfully hand made out of shimmering Sterling Silver into a striking contemporary design. The Sterling Silver is set with intricate inlay made from hand cut stones of genuine sky blue Turquoise. The Turquoise inlay sits within a shadow-box frame that surrounds the brilliant blues with a dark, contrasting border. Turquoise and Sterling Silver, you can't go wrong with this traditional combination. Suspended from a complimentary chain, this large Turquoise pendant is 2-3/4" long by 7/8" wide. It comes with a large 1/2" bail that can be strung onto multi-strand beaded necklaces. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist.

There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and believe that it helps 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.