Granulated Fine (.999 pure) Silver, Sleeping Beauty Mine Turquoise order and White Topaz Earrings

The style in which I crafted these fine silver (.999 pure silver) earrings is the technique of granulation and fusing similar to that practiced by the order ancient Etruscan, Greek, Romans, Vikings and Celts. The entirety of the earring is made of fine silver (.999 pure) except for the ear wires and bezel cups which were crafted of Sterling silver for strength and shape retention. The earrings are approximately 1 3/4 inches or 4.3cm long and measure a bit under 3/4" or 1.8cm at the widest point. The 8mm round turquoise cabochons are from the famous Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Mine and are a brilliant blue and the white topaz is 2.5mm.