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NATURAL MITRA-MITRA SEASHELL DROP CABOCHON EARRING PAIR – Hand-carved in Bali
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Item # |
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217 0049
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Type |
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Handmade natural MITRA-MITRA SEASHELL drop cabochon pair for earrings.
~ this pair of shell cabochons could make stunning earrings or another designer jewelry
This is not a ready to wear piece of jewelry.
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Amount |
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1 (one) earring pair = 2 (two) pieces
* All photos are taken from the actual item *
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Design |
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A beautiful DROP-SHAPED CABOCHON earring pair
Each piece is handmade one by one by master-craftsmen and therefore the design may vary slightly.
This makes each a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
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Color |
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Fine natural multicolor white & orange shell with a stunning pattern.
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Weight |
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approx. 0.83 grams
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Dimensions |
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Length: approx. 21.59 mm = 0.85 inches
Width: approx. 5.69 mm (measured at the widest point)
Thickness of shells: approx. 1.89 mm
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Perforation |
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This pair of shell cabochons is top-side drilled with an approx. 1.00 mm diameter drill hole.
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Origin |
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We buy all our shell material from the pearl farms (aqua culture) off the coast of the Island of Sumbawa.
These shell cabochons are handcrafted in Bali (Indonesia) by our in-house Balinese shell carvers.
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Treatment |
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100% natural shell and natural color without any treatment.
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Hand-carving |
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Our shell cabochons are all hand carved. This is not a machine mass produced item.
This item is handmade and each piece is made one by one which make each piece a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
We know you will enjoy using and wearing our shell cabochons as much as we enjoyed making them.
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Conus litteratus sea shell |
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Mitra-Mitra Seashell
Mitra-mitra, common name the episcopal miter, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters.
Widespread in the Indo-Pacific, Indonesia, from East Africa, including Madagascar and the Red Sea, to eastern Polynesia. North to southern Japan, Wake Island and Hawaii, and south to Australia.
This species lives in intertidal and sublittoral zones, to a depth of around 80 m.
Mitra-mitra is known to be carnivorous, an active predator that feeds on smaller gastropods and bivalves.
The maximum shell length for this species is 18 cm, usually to 14 cm. Like in all Mitridae, the shell is elongate, somewhat fusiform, with a high spire. The aperture is elongate and narrow, and the outer lip is smooth and not lirate (grooved). Unlike other species of the genus Mitra, the spire is not strongly shouldered. The surface of the shell is smooth, with a few weak, spiral grooves towards the anterior end. The color is white, with spiral rows of large irregular orange or red spots.
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Remarks |
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These fine shell cabochons could make spectacular earrings.
This is not a ready to wear jewelry.
Don’t miss the opportunity to own this beautiful handmade natural shell earring pair |
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