Anglo Saxon Multi Quartz Necklace

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Our Anglo-Saxon Quartz Necklace, crafted of hand-knotted rose quartz, crystal quartz, amethyst, yellow quartz, and fluorite, is based on a seventh-century necklace from the Breach Down Cemetery in Kent, England. Seventeen hand-carved amethyst beads comprise the original necklace; the central five beads are oval in shape and longer than the others. Capturing the essence of the original, our necklace illuminates the rich colours of each stone.
Produced on cooperation with the British Museum, London.

Rose quartz, crystal quartz, amethyst, yellow quartz, and fluorite. Hand knotted. Silk cord. Sterling silver hook and eye clasp. 18''L.

Hand knotted
Rose quartz, crystal quartz, amethyst, yellow quartz, and fluorite
Silk cord
18''L
Hook and eye clasp

In 330 A.D. Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome from 307 to 337 A.D., transferred the imperial capital from Rome to Constantinople (originally a small Greek town called Byzantion, now Istanbul). This new capital came to be called Byzantium. In its early centuries it stretched around the Mediterranean, bridging east and west. This first golden age of Byzantium extended from the founding of Constantinople into the 700's. In the early Byzantine world, luxurious jewellery often indicated a person's status; it was also thought to ward off evil and bring good fortune through the protective properties of some precious stones. Amethyst, for example, was worn by the Greeks as an amulet to protect against the effects of wine and poison and to keep the wearer safe from harm in battle.