Expanded Skies Spiral Snake Pendant, fine silver with 22ct gold foil accents

From the rotation of stars in spiral galaxies, to nautilus shells, and DNA, spirals are found throughout the natural world. On every continent, spirals have been found in the rock art of our ancestors. Spirals created as labyrinths appear in rock art across Europe, North Africa, Australasia, North and South America, Asia, from Dating from 4000+ years ago. 

The labyrinth spiral is often interpreted as the journey of life in classical Greek and Roman stories, and created on the floors of medieval cathedrals, large labyrinths provide a contemplation of life as a pilgrimage, a scared journey.

The ouroboros, the snake eats its tail, a symbol of the eternal circle of life. The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, associates the symbol of snakes in ancient Egyptian jewellery with healing and the Goddess Isis, and in ancient Greek jewellery with Asclepius, the Greek God of medicine. 

The Expanded Skies Spiral Snake pendant is totally handcrafted in 100% recycled fine silver (999) with 22ct gold.

It has a textured surface that has a twinkly beauty all of its own. 22ct heavy gold foil is applied using keum boo, a traditional Korean gilding technique, that uses heat and pressure, which makes each piece unique. It can be worn every day or for more formal occasions.

Dimensions

The pendant has a 12mm (approx) width and 2.5mm depth, with a 5mm approx bail for the chain.

The pendant comes with a 1.7mm sterling silver (925) trace chain also in recycled silver. Various chain length options available (see below). 

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All jewellery is beautifully and sustainably packaged. Please see the packaging page to find out details of the felt pouch made from wool from organically, reared sheep in Somerset.