3" STERLING CROSS & volcanic black OBSIDIAN pendant necklace. Catholic crucifix, Christian sold symbol of faith. Powerful truth protection stone.

sold Large Taxco artisan hand crafted Christian cross with 5 bezel set hand cut and polished Obsidian cabochons. Recognizable vintage quality, a beautiful symbol of the Christian faith. I have paired this vintage pendant with a new chunky 24" x 3 mm rope chain, which compliments it nicely. This kind of vintage quality is why we love it so much...heavy sturdy precious metal, handmade artisan craftsmanship and distinctive design. You will love this piece.

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WEIGHT:
28.7 grams

SIZE / MEASUREMENTS:
Cross is 3 inches tall including the bail x 1 1/4 inches wide on a 3mm x 24 inch rope chain.

MARKINGS / HALLMARKS:
Taxco assay hallmarked 'TA-40 MEXICO' and '925' for sterling silver.

MATERIALS:
Sterling silver, natural obsidian.

CONDITION:
Beautiful vintage condition with only the light surface burnish on the metal expected in a piece of this age. I clean vintage pieces by gently washing with dish soap (vintage patina is good, vintage dirt and germs are bad…yuck!) Then I will often give a quick surface buff with a silver cleaning cloth to bring up the contrast, leaving the natural patina of age in the details to enhance the beauty.

GIFT BOX INCLUDED, ready to give or just to enjoy!

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What Is Obsidian?
Black obsidian is a black glass-like rock that forms as the result of volcanic lava cooling quickly. Its energy draws you in softly, but very deeply, which makes the presence of black obsidian powerful in many ways. It is commonly used for protection, healing, truth-telling, and feng shui.

Black Obsidian Stone is a powerful cleanser of psychic smog and is a strong psychic protection stone. This stone has powerful metaphysical properties that will help to shield you against negativity. The energy of these stones may stimulate the gift of prophesy. It has a good action to cut ties, to break negative attachments to people with whom you have been close. Pieces of these stones that had a shiny surface were used in the past as a tool for scrying. It an excellent crystal to use when you have been doing spiritual or healing work, as it has a strong action to ground you to Mother Gaia. This black stone is excellent to assist you to release disharmony that has built up in your day to day life and during work on yourself, including resentment of others, fear and anger.

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ABOUT VINTAGE TAXCO JEWELRY:
Vintage mid-century Taxco silverwork is a perfect example of jewelry as art. Each designer that produced in the area from the 1930-1960's had a signature style and motif they explored in their jewelry designs, while hand crafting each piece of amazing jewelry. The heft and weight of the silver, the evidence of the hand of an artist, the reference to abstract forms and modernist design, combined with the impeccable quality of the workmanship, is distinctive and unique to this era of jewelry design, in Taxco, Mexico. It was the perfect storm of time and place and resources, and the results are spectacular jewelry that is highly collectible today.

Silversmithing has been practiced for centuries in Mexico. In fact, Mexican silversmiths taught the Navajo of the Southwestern United States their trade. From the 1930 through the 1950s, within Mexico, artist colonies arose which produced enormously influential silver jewelry. William Spratling and Margot de Taxco, along with many others, created jewelry masterpieces. The foremost artists and designers of the day gravitated to Taxco and the movement in metal art that was flourishing there. The Taxco School, as it is known today, was formed largely from former Spratling employees such as the Castillo brothers, Héctor Aguilar, Antonio Pineda, and Valentin Viadurreta, who brought a Mexican eye to Art Deco. Naturally, these artisans and their shops became incubators for still more generations of silversmiths.

Taxco is still known worldwide for the quality of the jewelry produced, but the innovation of the mid-century artists and the work produced from 1930-1950's stand out in the world of jewelry and art collectibles.