Golden Rutilated Quartz Beaded Necklace in Semi-Precious Stone

There are mornings when light does not fall so much as it threads itself through things. Golden rutilated quartz holds a particular kind of silence inside it: each bead a clear or smoky globe shot through with fine needles of golden titanium dioxide, nature's own inlay work, requiring no karigar's hand to arrange it. The tradition of wearing uncut, minimally worked stone beads is ancient in India, stretching from the prayer malas of temple towns to the layered chokers of Rajasthani and Bengali adornment cultures, where the stone itself was understood to be the jewel, needing only to be gathered and strung. This strand gathers approximately twenty-one beads per strand, each bead measuring roughly 0.4 inches (approximately 1 cm) across, threaded across a 10.75 inch (approximately 27.3 cm) length. The total weight of 30.5 grams sits with quiet authority at the throat, neither delicate nor heavy, simply present. Wear this strand alone against a raw silk kurta in ivory or warm ochre, where its golden inclusions will read as something almost woven into the fabric itself. It layers equally well over a fine merino turtleneck in winter, the stone cool and luminous against darker tones. Free-sized for most adult wearers, the strand's fixed length suits a mid-collar placement. The beads require no special care beyond being kept away from perfume and stored separately, which is true of any stone worth keeping.

Details

• Material: 10.75 inch String
• Dimensions: AVG BEAD SIZE 0.4 INCH, AVG 21 BEADS PER STRAND
• Weight: 30.5 g
• SKU: LDA674