Overall Length: 17″

Lovely hand knotted Baroque Pearl and hand made mixed metal bead necklace with stunning silver Ethiopian Coptic cross and hand crafted sterling silver hinged security clasp. This lovely handmade, century old, elegantly simple, Coptic Christian cross symbolizes the four gospels in its four arms and the intersection is the unity of earth with heaven. Baroque pearls became fashionable in jewelry in the 1600s because of their irregular, elaborate shapes. Vermeer’s 17th c. “The Girl with the Pearl Earring” iconic painting showcases a beautiful Baroque pearl.