Friday Finds: Sterling Silver Charcoal Chinese Jade Turtle Pendant

Welcome to my new series, Friday Finds, where I’ll be showcasing a new turtle related product each Friday for all you turtle lovers out there. This week’s Friday Find is for those of you out there who like a little bling or know someone that does…

From Amazon.com

This beautiful turtle pendant is crafted in bright sterling silver with an openwork shell pattern overlaying a pear-shaped cabochon of dark charcoal gray Chinese jade. It presents on an 18-inch sterling silver box chain. In Chinese culture, the turtle is a symbol of strength, endurance, patience, and longevity. It symbolizes the universe also, with its shell representing the great dome of the sky, and its belly the earth and the waters.

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