Goddess Durga Earrings

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hello there---

this is a pair of sterling silver earrings handmade by myself. i made them when i was living in the village outside of Bhuj in the Gujarat state of India. the beads are matt glass made in Jablonsk,Bohemia...

One day while working in my openair studio sitting on the ground; an old man strolled by saw i was making jewelry and offered me an old thampa {the metal dieplate tool used to make these earrings}.... Now back in the states i still have this old tool and a few others i've found along the way... i haven't used them since i've been back but would be happy to make other similiar puja type items, let me know....

for info on Durga please just google her up as i would rather you get your info from a definative source as a lot of what i have been told is just old colloquial folk knowledge
and everyone always puts there own spin on the stories....

anyhow Durga is the [consort]wife of Shiva and has two sons Ganesha and Karttikeya; as such she is the supreme mother goddess; she oftens rides a lion sometimes the lion looks sorta strippy like a tiger... sometimes she has a bunch of arms [mothers are often busy] she also goes by the name of Parvati... she's all powerful but look out because on a bay day she morphs into Kail and rides around on a corpse....i've enclosed a photograph of a statue of the Goddess Durga from the Sri Mariamman Temple.

the total length including the bead drops is 1.25inch/31mm and the width is .6inch/15mm the pair weighs 4.4 grams i've tried to take photos at several angles, under various different lighting conditions and backgrounds in order to most accurately and fully represent this piece but if you would like to see other images or have any questions just let me know...

all of my work comes packaged in either a gift box or a small cloth drawstring pouch; just tell me your preferance in the "note to buyer" during the checkout process...

i care about where I live so all my precious metals are made from
100% recycled material... 'The Harmony Line' from Hoover&Strong...

thanks for your interest in my work... i appreciate it...

mark kaplan

Added on Dec 18, 2009