A very cool ancient trilobite fossil necklace pendant ... endlessly interesting historic fossil jewelry for the fossil hunter fossil collector.

Trilobites, these fossilized remnants of ancient marine arthropods, represent a time long before humanity, (they are about 520 to 250 million years old) offering a link to our ancient earth energy, a connection to the past, transformation and the cyclical nature of life.  It is believed that trilobites enhance intuition, intuition, and insight, while also helping release negative energy and emotional baggage.

I found this little trilobite fossil but not where most fossil hunters find fossils.  I found it in a very unlikely place, inside an antique box that I bought at auction ... seems I got more than I bargained for but in a really good way ... see the last photo.  

- approximate fossil measurement - 3/4“ x 1/2" (20mm x 13mm) 
- the trilobite fossil is beautifully textured on both sides, naturally
- metal - sterling silver (.925 silver)
- this is for the charm only, necklace chain shown sold separately here.
- photographed with a US dime and inch ruler for scale
- note the 3 different options, first photo left to right, sterling silver with 2 suspension loops, sterling silver with one loop, bronze with one loop - all loops sterling silver

I have sand cast the trilobite in sterling silver and in bronze.  Then after cleaning up the castings I added the suspension loops and oxidized them to reveal their beautiful rustic texture.

The sand casting process - I create a mold in packed sand, torch melt the metal and pour it into the cavity of the sand mold. The cooled metal is then removed and the castings require quite a lot of clean up before being finished and fashioned into jewelry. It’s a process done one at a time, a new sand mold is made for each and every casting and therefore every item will vary uniquely with natural imperfections due to the sand casting process.
Hand crafted jewelry because I believe how it's made matters.

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