Stainless steel pendant with Sea shell and Gold-plated. Width:15,5mm. Length:21mm. Eyelet's transverse diameter:4mm. Eyelet's longitudinal diameter:5,5mm. Snake Leaf Plant pattern

Stainless steel´s extremely shiny surface with almost no uneven traces is highly appreciated. Furthermore, it is a hard, scratch-resistant and stainless material. Stainless steel does not tarnish and allergies to it are very rare.

Shellfish are soft animals which defend themselves from wounding and natural enemies two calcite shells. These may be used as basic raw material in making jewels. However, they should be handled with care. Particularly the thinnest ones are very fragile. These shells are the ones with which the jeweller achieves the most beautiful results because the shell allows light through at its thinnest spots. Shells are often found als symbols in arts and mythology. For instance, Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and desire, was born in a shell .

Gold-plated refers to the coating of metallic and non-metallic objects with gold. There are around six different procedures. Nowadays, the most known procedure is galvination which implies the use of salt solution and electricity.