Oaxacan Filigree Earrings with Coral — Handmade Sterling Silver, Mexico amethyst a dove is never just

a dove is never just a bird

Approximately 3 inches long and 2

The obsidian requires no special care beyond keeping it away from harsh chemicals

Five hundred years of knowing how

No two are exactly alike

Oaxacan Filigree Earrings with Coral — Handmade Sterling Silver, Mexico amethyst a dove is never justCoral has been set into Oaxacan filigrana for centuries and the pairing still stops people mid sentence. These Oaxacan filigree coral earrings are built the way all true filigrana oaxaquea is built: one hair thin silver wire at a time, twisted and soldered by hand into an intricate lace like cage that holds the coral as if it grew there. The technique has lived in Oaxaca for nearly five centuries, passed from silversmith to silversmith, never written