Living Nature - Frog Sterling Silver and Jade Frog Dangle Earrings Novica's Gemstone Jewelry of Southern Brazil Designed to stand on a

Designed to stand on a flat surface

Barong come in many different forms and are mostly represented as animals such as elephants

two flowers are realized in sterling silver openwork patterns

the gem graces a necklace by Neeru Goel

Suspended from a ball chain with a spring-ring clasp

Living Nature - Frog Sterling Silver and Jade Frog Dangle Earrings Novica's Gemstone Jewelry of Southern Brazil Designed to stand on aFor the indigenous people of pre Columbian America, especially the Mayas, the yaax chich or 'jade' meant life, fertility, and power. It was the most precious object, even above gold. These dangle earrings, by Guatemalan artisan Zandra Lorena Sajbin, feature dark green jade ovals on silver ear wires with an etched frog design. Says Sajbin of her designs, 'God has given us the wonderful gift that is nature: flora and fauna. These pieces represent all