PIPAL PENDANT NECKLACE

The "PIPAL" tree and its leaves are often used as figurative motifs in Gujarat (India) : a sacred tree (ficus religiosa) with multiple symbols and uses. The pipal is an imposing tree that can reach up to 100 feet in height. The 20 kt gold pendant measures 2.55 x 1.85 in (USA), at its center a lapis lazuli bead. This pendant is mounted on a necklace of mat lapis lazuli beads on steel wire and small gold beads ... The lapis comes from Afghanistan and the pendant and gold beads from Jaipur ...