Astarte necklace of 12mm lapis lazuli beads and 3 x 9ct yellow gold beaten gold bead necklace spacers and a 9ct yellow gold Lowe Clasp. Astarte was the Phoenician Goddess, known to the Greeks as Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. The Romans called her Venus Erycina at her temple at Erice, Sicily. The design is inspired on an ancient Greek necklace of Cassandra's grandmother. From the Journey to Sicily. From the Journey to Sicily.
The necklace measures approximately 16" in length and is available in 18". Cassandra's design for this necklace enables it to be worn singly or as a double row, as well as linking both necklaces together to form one long rope. Please contact the showroom on 020 7730 2202 for more information.
Astarte
Inspired by ancient gold beads, this necklace is made with the goddess Astarte, in mind. I love the deep, uneven dimples on the surface. It is as if they had been buried for centuries, with the twisted wire edge of the openings on each side.
Lapis Lazuli
Originating from Afghanistan, lapis lazuli has been used as an ornamental material in jewels, inlay work and as azure paint for over 6000 years. With a typically resinous and mottled appearance, the metamorphic rock is acclaimed for its intensely vivid and opaque ultramarine blue colour. Unusually for a gemstone it is a rock, not a mineral.
Craftmanship and sourcing
Handmade In London
All Cassandra Goad Jewellery is designed and made in our workshops in London.
Gemmologist
Ever in search of the unusual and rare, Cassandra travels the world to source beautiful gemstones, either in the rough or cut form.
Crafted to perfection
The craftsman works as an artist recreating the design in metal. The jewel is then mounted, assayed, polished and set.
