Inlaid Pink Shell and Opal Sterling Silver Choker Necklace.

This necklace is a gorgeous and fashionable piece of hand crafted Sterling Silver jewelry. This choker necklace has an elegant design with hand cut inlaid stones of genuine pink mussel shell and lab Opal. These inlaid designs appear in Sterling Silver casings that have been hinged together for flexibility. Non Indian made. This choker necklace is 17-1/4" long. The matching French hook earrings are 1-1/4" 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.