g o l d e n b o u g h
Unlike slim, flexible growth in spring, the dark boughs of fall and winter are sturdier and
braced for the coming days of cold and darkness. As the sun moves southerly along the horizon, the
indirect light gives a golden touch. Dark pyrite nuggets with a hint of brass color combine with
brushed golden beads and peach-hued freshwater pearls to capture the glowing colors and
resilience of the season in this 16" necklace. The pyrite gemstones are spaced with small
14kt gold-fill beads, and the pearls are flanked by brushed vermeil petals. The hollow nuggets
at the center of the necklace are also vermeil (gold-plated silver), as is the large leaf shaped
toggle clasp.
In literature, The Golden Bough is a comparative study of mythology and religion written in the late 1800s, starting with Diana of the Wood, a sacred grove and sanctuary near Rome. Sir James George Frazer traced kingly sacrifice and the life-death-rebirth cycle throughout ancient and modern customs and beliefs, and his work influenced later thinkers like Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell.
Contrasting elements of dark and light and soft and hard give this necklace interest and symbolism beyond a simple combination of gemstones (though combinations of gemstones are pleasing in themselves too). Cost: $114.00 USD
Cost of gift shipment (domestic shipping only): $5.95 USD
In literature, The Golden Bough is a comparative study of mythology and religion written in the late 1800s, starting with Diana of the Wood, a sacred grove and sanctuary near Rome. Sir James George Frazer traced kingly sacrifice and the life-death-rebirth cycle throughout ancient and modern customs and beliefs, and his work influenced later thinkers like Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell.
Contrasting elements of dark and light and soft and hard give this necklace interest and symbolism beyond a simple combination of gemstones (though combinations of gemstones are pleasing in themselves too). Cost: $114.00 USD
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c a t e g o r i e s :
- Color: neutral - dark
- Color: yellow
- Color: orange red
- Material: iron touch
- Material: pearls
- Material: organics+
- Type: necklaces - short
- Geek Chic: literary allusions
- So Happy: odd couples
The materials in this necklace are robust to tugs and pulls from young hands.
As with all beaded jewelry: do not let young toddlers chew on it.
