{"product_id":"custom-for-k-gold-shark-tooth-talisman-necklace-pendant","title":"custom for K - gold shark tooth talisman necklace pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a custom listing for K - \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- a shark tooth talisman necklace pendant in solid 10k gold ... endlessly interesting jewelry with a few nods to history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts symbolism varies by culture and era but generally speaking a shark tooth pendant is a talisman meant to protect and bring good fortune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- approximate measurement - 3\/4” (20mm) including loop x 5\/8“ (17mm)\u2028\u003cbr\u003e- the shark tooth charm is solid, not hollow and 3D, beautifully textured all around\u2028\u003cbr\u003e- metal - 10k yellow gold\u003cbr\u003e*** shark tooth charm only - the chain is sold separately \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/suegrayjewelry.com\/collections\/chains-and-add-ons\/products\/sterling-silver-cable-necklace-chain-16-18-20-or-24\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- photographed with a US dime and inch ruler for scale \u2028\u003cbr\u003e- the sterling silver shark tooth pendant is available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/suegrayjewelry.com\/collections\/tideline-treasures\/products\/shark-tooth-talisman-necklace-pendant\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI sand cast this shark tooth from a fossilized shark tooth I found in Venice, FL, likely from a bull shark ... Florida was submerged underwater 10 million years ago and the area was teeming with sharks but as the water receded giving way to land, the prehistoric sharks died - their skeletons disintegrated but their fossilized teeth remained. \u003cbr\u003eAfter sand casting and cleaning up the shark tooth I had it lost wax cast ... hand crafted jewelry when how it's made matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShark teeth have long been amulets believed to be endowed with special powers to protect or to bring good fortune. The legends are many about the powers of wearing a fossilized shark tooth necklace and here are just a few … \u003cbr\u003eIn Hawaiian legend wearing a shark tooth necklace was a symbol of strength and protection, both protection at sea and protection from sharks. \u003cbr\u003eDuring the Renaissance, fossilized shark teeth were useful in detecting poison in food or drink at royal banquets, since a favorite way to dispatch the enemy was to poison their food or drink with arsenic or similar which was tasteless … the shark tooth root, encased in silver and fitted with a loop, as a pendant or an item of tableware (on elaborate tree-like structures called Natternzungen-credenz) keeps one safer from poison because it sweats and changes color when poison is present. For example, it would be dipped in wine before it was drunk and if there was no color change when lifted from the goblet the wine was safe to drink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the Victorian era, nature imitating nature in jewelry (parts of animals, birds, insects, shells, fish, coral, teeth, claws) was not really new but the way in which these ornaments were accepted as fashion accessories was new. The Great Exhibition, in 1851, at the Crystal Palace enhanced this by making available this nature from around the world and for many, their knowledge of these exotic species was derived purely from their use in jewelry and accessories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“My life is like a stroll on the beach... as near to the edge as I can go”\u2028\u003cbr\u003e~ Henry David Thoreau\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"suegray jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55396071538979,"sku":null,"price":925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2007\/5503\/files\/suegrayjewelrycustomlisting_0068cebf-f40a-4d31-9b6e-5cfe19f849bc.jpg?v=1785353158","url":"https:\/\/suegrayjewelry.com\/products\/custom-for-k-gold-shark-tooth-talisman-necklace-pendant","provider":"suegray jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}