Joie de Vivre jewelry

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Although Nefertiti is better known for her elegant beauty (as shown by the portrait bust displayed in Berlin's Neues Museum), she helped establish the worship of the Aten (sun god as solar disc) with Akhenaten during their brief reign around 1350 BCE. Akhenaten had changed his name from Amenhotep and redirected revenue from the traditional Egyptian temples for Amun to the new religion of the Aten. After Akhenaten's death, the state religion returned to Amun and Akenaten's son Tutankhaten changed his name to Tutankhamun. No sign of this 20 year dynamic upheaval shows in this 18" necklace made with precious materials of the time: lapis lazuli gemstone, pearls, and gold. The hammered 14kt gold-fill disc is like the Aten, and it hangs from a thin gemstone strand with lapis spaced with gold beads and hand knotted freshwater pearls. (Silk cord yields the most fluid drape in beaded jewelry.) The necklace fastens with a 14kt gold-fill lobster claw clasp.

Cost: $70.00 USD

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Length: necklace - 18"

Materials:

  • hammered 14kt gold-fill disc
  • lapis lazuli gemstones
  • freshwater pearls
  • 14kt gold-fill beads and components
  • 14kt gold-fill lobster claw clasp
  • pure silk cord

Care & cleaning: Clean with a warm soapy water and avoid chemical or abrasive cleaners. Use a soft jewelry polishing cloth to clean tarnish appearing on metal.

Although the materials in this necklace are fairly strong, hard tugs and pulls by young hands may stretch or distort the natural silk cord. As with all beaded jewelry: do not let young toddlers chew on it.

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This mid-length 18" pendant necklace wears best with higher necklines and thinner materials.