This necklace consists of 5mm semi-transparent aquamarine cube beads ranging in pale aquagreen to aquablue shades. The gold-plated center bead resembles a small barrel and is an exact replica of ancient Aztec gold beads from the Gold Museum in Bogota, Columbia.

To the Aztecs, Maya and Incas, gold represented eternity and the sacred source of all life. The wearer of this precious material was bestowed with energy, health and happiness. The symbolic and preferred matte quality of the gold was believed to preserve its energy inward, versus a shiny surface which was believed to radiate the gold’s energy outward.

46,5 cm/18.25 inches