Silver & Spondylus Shell Owl Pendant

Petite & Unique Owl Pendant. Meticulously Handcrafted in 950 Silver with Spondylus SHell by Reknowned Artisan in Cusco Peru. 

Exclusive in Australia to Nine50. Currently One In Stock. 1cm x 2cm 

In the Inca culture Spondylus is a symbol of abundance and fertility. The shell was also used in funerary rituals and ceremonies to enable good communication with the afterlife, for example, in the central Andes, with records existing from AD 900. Spondylus artefacts and shells were often buried as offering in fields to ensure good harvests.  Spondylus shells were more valuable than gold or even silver.