Nepal Turquoise Coral Huge Conch Shell Pendant Necklace Earrings One of a Kind

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FEATURES AN EXQUISITE LARGE HANDMADE IN NEPAL CONCH SHELL PENDANT WITH SILVER REPOUSEE CAPPED ENDS AND GEMSTONE TURQUOISE, CORAL AND BRASS INLAYS. PENDANT AND 6 INSET BEADS ARE HANDMADE IN NEPAL. OTHER GEMSTONE BEADS ARE TURQUOISE MAGNESITE. MATCHING DANGLE EARRINGS. CHOKER STYLE WITH A 4" EXTENDER CHAIN. FINDINGS, EAR WIRES AND CHAIN ARE SILVER PLATED. THE ARTISANS FROM NEPAL CREATE THESE BEAUTIFUL PENDANTS ONE AT A TIME IN THEIR WORKSHOPS WITH TECHNIQUES GOING BACK THOUSANDS OF YEARS. THEY ARE A SPIRITUAL PEOPLE WITH A LOVE FOR ANIMALS AND GEMSTONES. THE PENDANTS AND INSET BEADS ARE MY INSPIRATION TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL NECKLACES. THESE CONCH SHELLS ARE HARVESTED FROM ALONG THE SEA COAST OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN. THEY HAVE BEEN ORNAMENTS THERE FOR 4,000 YEARS. THEY GO THROUGH A LENGTHY PROCESS TO MAKE THEM WEARABLE ART PIECES. THE CONCH SHELL IS ONE OF THE 8 AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS OF BUDDHISM. IT SYMBOLIZES THE DEEP, FAR REACHING AND MELODIOUS SOUND OF THE TEACHINGS, AWAKENING THE HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS FROM THE SLUMBER OF IGNORANCE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL BEINGS' WELFARE.