A pendant (from Old French) is a hanging object, generally attached to a necklace or an earring. In modern French this is the gerund form of "hanging" (also meaning "during"). Pendant can have several functions:
- Ornamentation
- Identification (i.e. religious symbols, sexual symbols, symbols of rock bands)
- Protection (i.e. amulets, religious symbols)
- Self-affirmation (i.e. initials, names)
- Ostentation (i.e. jewels)
- Award (i.e. sports achievements like the Olympics)
The pendant below with the green and mottled stones was a remodelling. Originally the stones were set in a very conventional design. The client wanted to maintain the sentimental attachment to the stones (his grandmother's), but wanted a piece that was a little more contemporary in design. The result, a lovely combination of the old and the new, I think.
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