best necklaces

This amazing pendant necklace features a handcrafted design by Indonesia's Made Wardika. The shape of an owl is carved into a medallion of bone, surrounded by sterling silver motifs and topped with an amethyst stone of over one carat. Hanging from a leather cord, this pendant captures the magnificent beauty of a forest during the nighttime.

A faceted amethyst centers a beautiful heart, richly adorned with graceful tendrils and tiny spheres. Working in sterling silver, Buana crafts a necklace for the modern romantic. The pendant is a locket that opens to hold a love memento, a photo or a petite personal treasure.

Inspired by the teachings of Buddhism, Made Wardika hand-carves the serene face of Buddha from bone with a smooth off-white finish. From Buddha's ears hang cultured pearl earrings, with a crown of sterling silver fitted with a petite stone of purple amethyst. Hanging from a length of rolo chain, the pendant of this necklace is simply beautiful.

The alley cat does her best to stay in the shadows. Contending with other night creatures, the feline also prefers to be neither seen nor heard. No wonder they call them "cat burglars!" The nocturnal nature of the notorious alley prowler is captured in beautiful detail by Balinese artisan Made Wardika. The circular pendant features a smiling crescent-moon, hand-carved from bone, with a cat of sterling silver sitting beside it. A pair of faceted garnet gemstones flank them, while the top and bottom are adorned with amethyst and peridot gems. The entire necklace receives a combination of oxidized and high-polish finishes for stunning visual contrast.

With a solemn expression, an argent owl seems both wise and playful. Nyoman Rena depicts the charming bird in sterling silver. Amethyst adorns the tummy while sparkling garnet eyes are ever watchful.

.925 Sterling silver

A serene and regal face, delicately carved of cow bone, adorns this necklace from Bali's Komang Suastra. She is Candra Kirana, princess of Kediri (a kingdom in East Java). Bedecked with over 2 carats of amethysts and crowned with sterling silver, the pendant is suspended from a sterling silver wheat chain.

Candra Kirana (whose name means 'Radiant Ray of the Moon') was the princess of Kediri in East Java. On the eve of her wedding day, Candra Kirana disappears. A demoness who wants Prince Panji (her bridegroom) for herself takes the form of a beautiful princess and tells the prince that she is his wife but has been transformed by the goddess Durga. Meanwhile, Candra Kirana finds herself deep in the forest, where she attracts the attention of the gods. Disguised by the gods as a man, she travels to the palace to be reunited with her bridegroom. When the demoness’s true identity is revealed, Candra Kirana magically vanishes. Panji goes in search of his bride, who has since become the king of Bali. At the climax, the prince fights with the disguised Chandra Kirana. According to the gods’ command, she must draw Panji’s blood in order to reveal her true identity. For a long time, neither of them brings harm to the other, but eventually Princess Candra Kirana draws her hairpin and pricks Prince Panji; thus she is finally reunited with her beloved.