Turquoise Coral Silver Inlaid French Hook Earrings.

These earrings are absolute beauties. They feature a center display of hand cut pieces of block Turquoise, Coral & Jet, and genuine Mother of Pearl. A colorful display of inlaid gemstones on shimmering Sterling Silver make these earrings truly gorgeous. The Sterling Silver sheets have been hand cut and hand stamped with fine line details. Each earring has a pair of Sterling Silver dangles with Turquoise and Coral cabs. These French hook earrings are 2-3/8" long. Stamped Sterling.

There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and that it helped 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.

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.