Cloisonne enamel OM necklace

Om Symbol PendantUsing the technique cloisonne enamel makes the om symbol portion of this pendant. It entails carefully bending pure silver ribbons of wire and fusing them to a pure silver surface with clear enamel. The following layers of enamel are colored and can take up to 20 times and firings in a kiln. After all the firings are complete the enamel om gets sanded down so the wires are flush to the glass. The next step is the om gets sanded to a high polish, which gives a gorgeous effect of depth and translucency to the glass enamel. After that it is bezel set in a carefully handcrafted sterling silver and 14 karat gold setting. The technique is quite labor intensive but the results are a magical beautiful piece of finely handcrafted jewelry. The pendant measures 1.75W x 1.25"L and comes with an oxidized sterling silver cable chain measuring that can be adjusted and worn up to 18".
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