Spiny Oyster Blue Opal Inlaid Sterling Silver Gecko Necklace.

This necklace is an impressive piece of hand crafted Sterling Silver jewelry. What a work of art! This necklace features the traditional southwestern image of the gecko in shining Sterling Silver. This necklace features beautiful inlaid designs made from hand cut stones of genuine Jet, genuine Spiny Oyster, and lab Blue Opal. This necklace has a box link chain for complete flexibility. Non Indian made. This necklace is 23-1/4" long. The matching French hook earrings are 1-3/8" 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.