Platypus -- natural history illustrated jewelry

Description

The platypus is such a bizarre creature that when a pelt and sketch were originally sent back to England by an Australian naturalist, the British were convinced it was a hoax. This animal is technically a mammal, with its thick fur and milk glands, but that's about the only resemblance. This egg-laying, duck-billed, web-footed creature seems more like some kind of strange furry bird.
Freak of nature? Or beautiful example of specialization at work? However you feel about this strange but strangely adorable creature, you can make a statement wearing this platypus pendant, and perhaps provoke lively discussion about the nature of life!

The drawings contained in each of these pendants are reductions of my own original pen, ink and watercolor illustrations, inspired by the etchings of Victorian naturalists. Every piece comes with a keepsake information card that tells you more about each animal, and is signed and numbered. The pendant you will receive is not the piece pictured in this photograph, but one just like it, made to order.

The pendants are sterling silver and glass, with resin-coated silver leaf on the back of the stone. I hand assemble every piece. They are approximately .8 inches wide and 1.5 inches tall, and come with an 18" oxidized sterling silver chain. This pendant can also be purchased with a 16"-18" inch adjustable black ribbon with sterling silver findings -- please specify "chain" or "ribbon" in your order.

Added on Oct 26, 2009

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