Inlaid Opal Sterling Silver Shadow Box Post Earrings 0328-ER
Inlaid Opal Sterling Silver Shadow Box Post Earrings.
These earrings are truly enchanting. This pair features hand cut pieces of lab Opal. This Opal has a gorgeous fire 'n' ice sparkle that glimmers like the stars of the night sky. The Opal has been inlaid into shimmering channels of Sterling Silver creating a fine line geometric design. The inlaid patterns appear on top of shining Sterling Silver shadow boxes of a unique and elegant design. These impressive post earrings are 3/4" 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. |