Living Nature - Frog Sterling Silver and Jade Frog Dangle Earrings Chuleekorn Garnets and white pearl strands

Garnets and white pearl strands hang from the bottom of the earrings

believed to be auspicious

This decorative box

and could live more than 100 years

the Gordian Pillar

Living Nature - Frog Sterling Silver and Jade Frog Dangle Earrings Chuleekorn Garnets and white pearl strandsFor 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