Inlaid Opal Jet Sterling Silver Dangle Post Earrings 0255-ER
Inlaid Opal Jet Sterling Silver Dangle Post Earrings.
These dangle post earrings are high quality hand made works of wearable art. They feature gorgeous inlaid patterns with hand cut pieces of fire 'n' ice lab Opal and genuine Jet. The Black Jet contrasts beautifully with the sparkling Opal. These gemstones have been inlaid into Sterling Silver channels in masterfully hand cut Sterling Silver Dangle Post Earrings. The inlaid designs artfully dangle from glimmering Sterling Silver posts. These impressive earrings are 1-1/2" long. Stamped Sterling.
Opal's name evolved from the Roman word opalus from the Greek word opallios - "to see a change of color." The Greek word was a modification of the ancient Indian Sanskrit name for opal, upala, which meant "precious stone." If one spoke in mixed tongues, then opal would be opallios upala, "to see a change of color precious stone." As indicated by the derivation of its name, opal has centuries of history as a treasured gemstone. Historically, beliefs associated with the wearing of opal have varied. The early Greeks thought that opals gave their owners the powers of foresight and prophecy. Romans adored it as a token of hope and purity. Eastern people regarded it as sacred. Arabs believed it fell from heaven. |