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Mystical Waters - Vintage Sterling Silver Moonstone & Pearl Dangle Earrings. These pretty earrings are crafted from sterling silver, hallmarked 925 for sterling. Featuring 2 genuine moonstones, 2 genuine pearls, Vintage styling and quality craftsmanship. These pretty earrings are comprised of a scroll type silver gallery and a moonstone drop. Which is enhanced by beautiful lustrous pearls. The earrings are for pierced ears, and feature shepherd ear wires. The sweet Vintage earrings are versatile, and can be worn with anything and everything!

History: Its story begins in ancient Rome, where it was believed moonstone was formed from solidified beams of moonlight. They also held that the Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the moon, could be seen within the stone, and that it would bestow love, wisdom and good fortune upon those who possessed it.

Pearls were presented as gifts to Chinese royalty as early as 2300 BC, while in ancient Rome, pearl jewellery was considered the ultimate status symbol. So precious were the spherical gems that in the 1st century BC, Julius Caesar passed a law limiting the wearing of pearls only to the ruling classes.

Silver's history is long. The first evidence of silver mining dates back to 3000 B.C., in Turkey and Greece, according to the RSC. Ancient people even figured out how to refine silver. They heated the silver ore and blew air over it, a process called cupellation.

Measurements: Earrings 47.00 mm x 12.00 mm

Stone Size: Moonstone 2.00 carats Pearl 6.00 mm x 4.00 mm

Weight: 3.10 grams

Condition: Excellent

Origin: Most likely Asia Provenance: America

Date: Circa 1980