Soleil Necklace

A circular dichroic glass cabochon sits at the center of a gold-plated cable chain, connected from both sides rather than suspended from above. The glass shifts between deep blue and electric green with the angle of light. The chain runs clean on either side, closing at the back with a lobster clasp and an adjustable extension.

• Elements: Dichroic glass cabochon, gold-plated connector bezel, gold-plated chain, lobster clasp.
• Size: Adjustable length.
• Rarity: Limited seasonal release.

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

Dichroic glass — glass that displays two distinct colors depending on the angle of transmitted or reflected light — was first developed in ancient Rome. The most celebrated example is the Lycurgus Cup, a 4th-century Roman cage cup that appears green in reflected light and red when light passes through it. The optical effect results from colloidal gold and silver particles suspended within the glass matrix, a technique that was not fully understood until the 20th century. (Gombrich, E.H., The Sense of Order, Phaidon Press, 1979)