Yemenite Silver and Garnet Pomegranate Collar Necklace
$425.00
Sterling silver handmade Yemenite filigree collar necklace in Cleopatra style design. Garnet stones lend a touch of red to the silver filigree pomegranates, a symbol of blessing and prosperity. Let it hang, tie it in a knot – either way, comfortable and unique.
All of Ben-Zion’s jewelry is handmade from sterling silver. The artist prepares the silver threads himself, interweaving them to the left and to the right in order to achieve that special and unique braided effect. Ben-Zion explains: “My filigree jewelry is made using a very old technique that is disappearing from our world. Creating a masterpiece requires attention to fine details, great imagination and of course, patience.”
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Material: Sterling silver, garnets
Length: 36″; pomegranate 2 cm wide


Meet the Artist: Ben-Zion David
The art of Yemenite silver and goldsmith has run in the family's veins for eight generations and Ben-Zion David (Benzi) has this skill in his genes. At the age of ten he began helping his father in his workshop preparing and interweaving the silver threads. “I am still using ancient methods to make jewelry, maybe more advanced than my grandfather’s, but not very modern,” says Ben-Zion. “Till this day, all the tools I work with have Yemenite names. Each small jewelry piece, each individual thread has a name.”