Soft Body Venus Necklace

• The Roman deity Venus, borrowed from her Greek counterpart Aphrodite, is associated with love, beauty, art, sex, and fertility. Equally enthralling, in my estimation, are the Paleolithic European nude female figurines, depicted with exaggerated characteristics like large breasts and bellies, which are believed to be early fertility or mother-goddess emblems. These figurines, such as one named “Venus of Willendorf,” actually predate the goddess Venus by many thousands of years. Part of what I love about them is their celebration of the natural female body, and its ample proportions - something to be celebrated rather than shamed.

• This pendant is my abstract homage to Venus of Willendorf and other Paleolithic figurines, as a celebration of the abundance provided by the female body

• Hand carved and cast using traditional lost-wax casting techniques

• Sustainably handmade in solid, recycled 14k gold

• Strung on a 20” French cable chain

• Pendant measures 1x2cm
  

Solid 14k recycled gold pendant and ethically-sourced 14k gold chain

Talisman Fine Jewelry is made using solid 14k recycled gold. Solid gold will not tarnish or wear off with time, but can get dirty from body oil and lotions. We recommend cleaning your gold jewelry with either a Sunshine polishing cloth, or with dish soap and warm water. Please take special care with items that have leather, silk cord and semiprecious beads - these areas should not get wet. Otherwise, Talisman's solid gold and diamond jewelry can be worn anywhere, anytime.

Please note this item is made to order, and requires 6-8 weeks to produce before it can ship. If a rush is needed please specify in the checkout cart notes field and we will do our best to accommodate.