Quality Turquoise Coral Sterling Silver Dangle Post Earrings.

These Turquoise Coral Sterling Silver Dangle Post Earrings are a true one of a kind, you won't find another pair like these anywhere else! Intricate inlays of Turquoise & Coral and genuine Mother of Pearl and Black Jet on a triangle of Sterling Silver. The traditional, inlaid geometric design is elegantly surrounded with a hand twisted band of Sterling Silver. A pair of Sterling Silver dangles with Turquoise and Coral cabs hang from bottom of each earring. These earrings will definitely be the talk of the party. These dangle post earrings are 2-1/4" long and they're just over 1/4" wide. Stamped Sterling.

The existence of coral for Adornment, and it's great demand in our world, dates back over ten thousand years. The name for this is "Moorish or Oxblood Jewelry" Quality Coral is also referred to as RED GOLD!! Coral is known to be used as a gem since prehistoric times. Coral has a history of religious meaning and is one of the seven treasures in Buddhist scriptures. Coral was long thought to be a strong talisman against bleeding, evil spirits, and hurricanes.

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.