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Gloria Sawin Fine Jewelry

Necklace, Naja on 20" Sterling Chain

$275.00

Gloria Sawin Fine Jewelry

Necklace, Naja on 20" Sterling Chain

$275.00

Necklace, Naja including 20" Sterling Chain

Naja is 1" long by ¾" wide.  20" Chain included in price.

With probable Paleolithic origins, the inverted crescent form (called Naja by the Navajo) has represented the Phoenician goddess of fertility, Astarte, and is mentioned in the Book of Judges among the “ornaments on camels’ necks.” The Moors – who dominated Spain for eight centuries – adopted the crescent as a horse’s bridle ornament, to protect the horse and rider from “the evil eye”. The Spanish then brought the idea to the Americas in the late 16th century.

HandMade in Santa Fe, NM since 1987.

 

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