Inlaid Opal Sterling Silver Channel Traditional Bear Pendant Jewelry.

This is a sensational piece of hand crafted jewelry. This pendant features the traditional Pueblo Indian image of the mighty bear in shimmering inlaid lab Opal and Sterling Silver. The center of this solid pendant has a traditional inlaid design made from hand cut stones of lab Opal. What a work of art! Suspended from a complimentary chain, this pendant is 1-5/8" by 1-1/2". 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.