Turquoise Jewelry Turquoise Onyx Horse Dangle Earrings EOP7

Solid Sterling Silver horse dangle earrings inlaid with genuine Turquoise and Onyx. Each Turquoise horse measures 3/4" from nose to tail.

Turquoise jewelry has a long history dating back thousands of years. The name turquoise stems from the French word pierre tourques meaning Turkish stone as turquoise was traded to Europe from Persia through present day Turkey. While turquoise was used for centuries by the ancient Pueblo peoples, the silver-and-turquoise jewelry style that we know was developed by Navajo artists in the late 1800’s. Pueblo and Navajo artists continue to use turquoise in traditional and modern turquoise jewelry.

Animals are used extensively in Turquoise Jewelry including coyotes, bears, horses and hummingbirds.