Hessonite Garnet & Lapis Twilight Earrings Carnelian Pendant is 1 and 1/2"

Pendant is 1 and 1/2" wide x 2and 1/2" tall on a 20"sterling silver rolo chain

Shapes sawn from sterling sheet & embellished with hand-formed sterling elements from various wire types

adorned with a water cast sterling orchid

stress relief

Hessonite Garnet & Lapis Twilight Earrings Carnelian Pendant is 1 and 1/2"These earrings combine two of the great stones, Garnet and Lapis Lazuli. Both stones are well known and used by ancient cultures. In the middle ages, painters ground up lapis lazuli to make the deep blue paint called ultramarine the blue used to paint the robes of Mary of Nazareth on church walls and ceilings like in the Sistine Chapel. Garnets were used for beads and jewelry in ancient Egypt over 5,000 years ago. In ancient times, the garnet was used