Mini Medusa Pendant Necklace
This collection is named for Theia, the Titan goddess of light responsible for giving precious metals and stones their intrinsic value. All pieces in this section are made by hand by me.
Medusa the gorgon from Greek mythology reproduced from a carved water buffalo bone face and hand fabricated sterling snakes for hair.
In some versions on the Medusa myth Medusa is simply the only mortal of the three gorgon sisters, in some (sadder) versions she was originally a beautiful mortal woman turned into the fearsome snake haired gorgon by a vengeful Athena after she is raped by Poseidon. In all versions, her gaze could turn anyone who looked directly at her to stone.
She was eventually killed by the hero/ half god Perseus on the quest he was sent on to save his mother from marrying a tyrant king. Her head was delivered to the king Polydectes and from her blood both the beautiful Pegasus and the golden giant Chrysaor were born. The disembodied Head was also useful for turning people to stone, which Perseus used it for on the Titan Atlas, the fiancé of his love, and his mother’s fiancé. It was eventually placed on Athena’s shield.
This pendant is approximately 1 inch in height and is more of an “everyday” size than the larger Medusa pendant in the shop.
It has two connection points to a shorter 17 inch solid sterling silver chain with a lobster clasp. Chain has been given the same moody gray finish as the pendant.
On the topic of sourcing and water buffalo bone: this is absolutely NOT from the endangered species of water buffalo. In non-western countries water buffalo are a commonly raised animal for pack and for meat, and live in wild populations, and their bones and horns are a biproduct. They are not raised or killed for this purpose and the tradition of carving their bones and horns into beads and figures is an old one, these faces are sourced from Bali
It is handmade and one of a kind
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I do however replace/ offer refunds on items that are lost in the mail, defective, or damaged. If you receive a damaged item I may ask you to return it (I will cover your shipping) before processing a full refund. This is both because unfortunately the world is a dishonest place, and because I am constantly learning, and if something broke I want to know what went wrong.
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Additional
I love custom orders. Have an idea that you would like me to make? like something you see here but want to change hardware or materials? want me to make something out of teeth or bones that you supply? Send me a message I am happy to work with you.
I get many many messages asking me very specific questions about how I make pieces or how I obtain my materials. I am happy to have a conversation with you about my work, my process, my inspiration, whatever, however I cannot share information about the specific sources of my materials (teeth especially, most other things are found by me) and I cannot sell teeth individually. I also cannot tell you where I buy my findings. I know this sounds harsh but at the end of the day this is a jewelry business, and I want to you to buy my jewelry, not buy my materials and make your own, so please do not take offense to my refusal to answer some of these questions. I am protecting my own business and intellectual property.
Now that that's all out of the way, enjoy my shop and xoxo