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Sterling Silver Pendant - Swirl With Greek Key (17mm)

[Code : JP8056SP] Sterling Silver Pendant - Swirl With Greek Key (17mm)

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This unique sterling silver pendant features a central Minoan Swirl Motif with the traditional Greek Key Motif, also known as the meander or eternity symbol, partially around the border. There is a delicate rope pattern on the outter edge. The generous-sized sterling silver ring attached to the top (loop approx. 4mm) allows this beautiful charm to be strung on almost any chain or cord of your choice.

Sterling Silver (925 Stamp)
Made in Greece
Approx. 17mm (.67 in) diameter
Approx 26mm (1.02 in) length with silver ring
(Photos are not actual size)


Silver snake chains and rubber cords are available separately for all pendants. Follow the links below:
- Silver Snake Chain
- Rubber Cord


History
The swirl motif is inspired by the Ancient Greek mythological Labyrinth, which was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull and was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus. Daedalus had made the Labyrinth so cunningly that he himself could barely escape it after he built it. Theseus was aided by Ariadne, who provided him with a skein of thread, literally the "clew", or "clue", so he could find his way out again.

In art and architecture, a meander is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif. Such a design is also called the Greek Fret or Greek Key design, although these are modern words. The name "meander" recalls the twisting and turning path of the Maeander River. Meanders were among the most important symbols in ancient Greece; they, perhaps, symbolized infinity and unity; many ancient Greek temples incorporated the sign of the meander.
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