Turquoise Navajo Style Squash Blossom Necklace with Silver Beads
An impressive silver and turquoise Navajo style squash blossom necklace, the Persian turquoise cabochons bezel set in silver mounts, with side mounted silver 'petals', and strung between multiple silver beads. The horseshoe shaped solid silver pendant at the base of the necklace is called the Naja. Hook and eye clasp. (Although the squash blossom necklaces were not worn for specific ceremonies, the Naja was still thought to protect the wearers from evil spirits, while the turquoise itself was also believed to bring strength and other positive properties), length 26.38 in.
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- Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.
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