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