Red jasper and silver square pendant (Ref DSC2589)

This piece of red jasper has been beautifully shaped, polished and set in a very high quality silver mount, with a silver chain, giving you a wonderful pendant.
Coral was long thought to be a powerful talisman that could stop bleeding and protection from evil spirits. The ancient believed in the protective and invigorating powers of coral, in many countries this tradition lives on, red coral necklaces are given to small children. Coral is one of the seven treasures in Buddhist scriptures and Tibetan Lamas use coral rosaries.
When you say the word coral, most people think of the coral reefs in the South Pacific like the Great Barrier Reef off Australia. However, these coral reefs are formed by a different species than the coral traditionally used in jewellery.
Fragile Coral trees were once brought to the surface by means of drag nets. But today, the harvesters use more environmentally sound methods: deep-sea divers collect the branches by hand, there by not damaging the source, and enabling the coral to re-grow.
Approx size: 23mm by 23mm
Approx weight: 12g

Price includes 18 inch silver curb chain and quality gift box

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Weight: 12 gms.

Price: £32.95