Fire 'n Ice Opal JET Silver Post Earrings

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post earrings 1 5/8" long
stamped sterling
imported

These earrings are high quality and fashionable. They were masterfully hand-crafted from shimmering sterling silver featuring hand-cut pieces of lab opal and genuine black jet. The gemstones have been finely inlaid into the sterling silver creating traditional geometric patterns providing a gorgeous contrast with the fire 'n' ice sparkle of this opal. The inlaid patterns elegantly dangle from their sterling silver posts.

Opal's name evolved from the Roman word opalus from the Greek word opallios - "to see a change of color." The Greek word was a modification of the ancient Indian Sanskrit name for opal, upala, which meant "precious stone." If one spoke in mixed tongues, then opal would be opallios upala, "to see a change of color precious stone." As indicated by the derivation of its name, opal has centuries of history as a treasured gemstone. Historically, beliefs associated with the wearing of opal have varied. The early Greeks thought that opals gave their owners the powers of foresight and prophecy. Romans adored it as a token of hope and purity. Eastern people regarded it as sacred. Arabs believed it fell from heaven.