Traditional Squash Blossom Necklace

A traditional sterling silver squash blossom necklace, strung with substantial oxidized silver beads. twelve hand-wrought squash blossoms hang from the strand, each a hollow-formed silver bead opening into a fluted petal. The strand closes with a custom hook clasp, finished with a stamped concho cap at each end. At the center hangs a large tufa cast Naja pendant, its bold crescent arms carrying the organic texture of the cast, crowned by a hand-stamped fan of radiating lines above the arch. Finished throughout with a deep oxidized patina that unifies the strand and gives the whole piece its substantial, old-pawn presence.