Pendant quality is often visible at the suspension point. A well-made bail reflects complete design planning, especially when it is proportioned and finished as part of the piece.
A Storied Heritage
In the first century CE, Pliny the Elder described Romans' appetite for onyx as excessive. The stone was among the empire's most commercially significant gems, sourced from India and Arabia and used prolifically in ring stones, cameos, and intaglio.
Myth & Meaning
The owl has managed something unusual in jewelry symbolism. Having two distinct symbolic registers (wisdom and foresight from the Greek Athenian tradition, mystery and transition elsewhere) that don't undermine each other is rare. The result is a motif with enough range to feel personally resonant to quite different kinds of people.