Elimia Agate and Grecian Urn Long Necklace

This behemoth of a necklace is, hands down, my most favourite creation to date.

Measuring around* 31 inches in length, with the long pendant measuring around* 4.5 inches, this hand-fabricated piece is definitely an attention-grabber. It is made with sterling and Argentium silver, with copper as an accent.

The stone is called Elimia Agate, but in the jewelry and lapidary world is still known by the incorrect name of Turritella. They are an entirely different fossilized species, but that wasn't figured out until after the name "Turritella" had already permeated every corner of the jewelry and lapidary worlds.

The Grecian-style urn is not my design, but IS my work. I made it and then filled it with twenty morning glory seeds I harvested with my grandfather over twenty years ago. They are so fitting to accompany this piece, as their nocturnal blooming gives them a close association with death, dying, and rebirth.

The phrase is the last line from the Ogden Nash poem, "Fossils", also one of my favourites.

I hope whoever ends up with this piece treasures it as much as I do.