Sterling Silver Coiled Turquoise Dangle Earrings EO18

These Turquoise coiled dangle earrings are solid sterling silver inlaid with genuine Turquoise and Cultured Opal. They measure 1 and ¾” from the top of the loop to the bottom of the earring.

Persians extensively wore turquoise jewelry. They believed turquoise offered protection by changing color to warn of pending doom. The turquoise jewelry associated with Native Americans today began in the 1880s, when a trader convinced a Navajo craftsman to craft silver coins into turquoise jewelry.