Indian Silver Necklace

Blue, yellow and blush facets tumble together, with one white-and-black bead hiding at the shoulder.

This necklace of mixed stones and silver is from India, and is contemporary. It is onyx, carnelian, agate, rose quartz, aquamarine, benitoite, moonstone & silver. Strands that combine several gemstones are a familiar form in Indian jewelry, where stones have long been chosen for their color and for traditional associations. Standing out, a necklace of rounded, irregular beads in periwinkle, yellow, amber, smoky grey and pink. A banded black and white bead sits near the top left, and the sizes grow slightly toward the middle front. It is 20 inches long.

A cheerful handful, strung in no particular order.