Shell pendant 24 K gold plated and set with your choice of a turquoise or a malachite or a rhodochrosite, or an oval-shaped mother-of-pearl. Can be worn with our thin SANDE chains and necklaces and as a hoop pendant, with our LULU, ANAÏS models... Size pendant : 3,5 cm Well known to ancient Egyptians, Malachite mines were in use between the Suez and Sinai as early as 4000 B.C. It was also popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans, for jewelry, ornaments, and in powdered form, for eye shadow. Turquoise was already venerated Egyptians like “hones wisdom”. In the tradition Tibetan, one implemented it like hones prayer and of meditation. In ancient times, Rhodonite stone had a dual function. On the one hand, it was a symbol of affection. Rhodonite was offered as a gift to express one’s friendship Référence : PCC.C.YG