This necklace is part of the Phoebe collection and features garnets and an authentic Thai silver pendant. It is completed with a sterling silver lobster clasp.
This necklace measures 14 inches in length. An extender adds an additional 2.5 inches.
You can view other Garnet jewelry items here, or Thai Silver items here.
The name for this coveted wine-colored gemstone comes from the Latin granatus for "seedlike," possibly because the crystals resemble pomegranate seeds. Though the red-colored garnet receives the most recognition, the stone also appears in yellow, orange, green, pink, white and gray.
Garnets have been widely used for thousands of years. According to legend, Noah suspended a finely cut, glowing garnet to illuminate the ark and steer it through the dark night. Garnets also are found in jewelry from the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and have best been known as the warrior's stone. Soldiers carried garnet to ward off death and injury, and it also was used as a weapon against enemies by being shot out of a gun. The gemstone was set in shields, buckles and other items worn by Crusaders, and Italian widows commonly wore the gemstone in jewelry. Slices of garnet were also used as a mark of distinction in the windows of churches and temples.
Garnets symbolize fire, faith, courage, truth, grace, compassion, constancy and fidelity. They are believed to stimulate the bloodstream and pituitary glands, and to combat depression, lethargy and nightmares. Garnets are to be carried close to the body to maximize their balancing and peaceful energy, and are said to protect travelers from harm.
Garnets are found in Kenya, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Brazil, India, Madagascar, Canada, the U.S.A., the Czech Republic and Spain.
Thai Karen Hill Tribe silver is created with "high content" silver which guarantees silver purity of up to 98%.
Thai hill tribe silver beads and pendants are handmade by the Karen Hill Tribe in northern Thailand using traditional tribal methods passed down from generation to generation.
By removing the middleman and working with Thai artists directly, our supplier of Thai silver helps both sustain a traditional craft and provide the Karen Hill Tribe people with maximum profitability and a reliable source of income for Karen artisans and their families.