Green Pearl Necklace

Green from the water. Cream from the same source.

Green keshi freshwater pearls and cream rice freshwater pearls alternate along a single strand, each one irregular in shape and surface — no two identical. At the center, a larger baroque green pearl hangs as a pendant, its form determined entirely by how it grew. The necklace closes at the back with a silver toggle clasp. Made once, for one person.

• Elements: Green keshi freshwater pearls, cream rice freshwater pearls, baroque green freshwater pearl pendant, silver toggle clasp.
• Size: One size.
• Rarity: One piece.
• Associations: Cancer (Pearl)

Express your natural beauty with GAIA pieces, handcrafted with care in Egypt.

Freshwater pearls have been harvested and traded for over four thousand years. Unlike saltwater pearls, which typically form around an implanted bead nucleus, freshwater pearls grow from tissue grafts alone — which means the pearl is composed almost entirely of nacre. The irregular shapes that result — keshi, baroque, rice — are not defects. They are the natural outcome of a process that cannot be fully controlled. Each pearl is the record of its own growth. (Kunz, G.F., The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, J.B. Lippincott, 1913)