GURHAN Antiquities One-of-a-Kind 24K Gold Multi-Stone Rivière Link Necklace, Mixed Artifacts and Gemstones
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Main Details
SKU: OKN-YG-MS-28081
Total Weight: 98.08 g
One of a Kind
- 24k Gold
- Antiquities Collection
- Primary Stone: Multi-Stone
Lovingly handcrafted in our workshop in Istanbul by artisans personally trained by Gurhan
Stone Details
Primary Stone: Intaglio
- Weight: 1.24gm
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Intaglio
- Color: Green
- Provenance/Details: This green chalcedony intaglio depicts the god mercury, a popular protective figure in the roman world. mercury symbolizes intelligence, communication, trade, and safe travel, guiding people through transitions and opening paths for opportunity. such engraved gems were traditionally worn for luck, mental clarity, successful business dealings, and protection, carrying the belief that mercury’s swift and positive energy supported the wearer in both practical and spiritual matters.
Stone 2: Satsuma
- Weight: 0.92gm
- Shape: Round
- Cut: Satsuma
- Color: Multi-colored
- Provenance/Details: A satsuma button with a bird of paradise flower motif usually symbolizes joy, freedom, beauty, and paradise, with some traditions also connecting it to optimism, faithfulness, and new beginnings. in decorative art, it is valued mainly for its elegance and exotic beauty rather than any formal healing property, so its meaning is mostly symbolic and uplifting rather than medicinal.
Stone 3: Ruby
- Weight: 12.10ct
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Carved
- Color: Red
- Provenance/Details: Carved ruby- a carved ruby flower symbolizes the blossoming of love, passion, and spiritual vitality. ruby represents courage, protection, and life force, while the flower signifies beauty, growth, and awakening. together, they embody heart-centered strength, reminding us that true love and inner power bloom with both fire and grace.
Stone 4: Intaglio
- Weight: 3.05gm
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Intaglio
- Color: Black
- Provenance/Details: An ancient agate intaglio with a walking, big-maned lion usually symbolizes strength, courage, nobility, protection, and authority. in ancient art, lions were often seen as powerful guardian figures, while agate has long been associated in traditional belief with stability, grounding, and protective energy. together, the image can be understood as a symbol of bravery, leadership, and protective strength, admired mainly for its historical and artistic meaning rather than any proven healing effect.
Stone 5: Mosaic
- Weight: 3.20gm
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Mosaic
- Color: Multi-colored
- Provenance/Details: A victorian micro mosaic with a dove bird usually symbolizes peace, love, purity, hope, and fidelity. doves were a popular sentimental motif in victorian jewelry, and micro mosaics often featured them because the bird carried both romantic meaning and spiritual associations, especially harmony and gentle devotion.
Stone 6: Antique artifact
- Weight: 1.65gm
- Shape: Leaf
- Cut: Cast
- Color: Bronze
- Provenance/Details: Viking bronze belt mount
Stone 7: Intaglio
- Weight: 1.86gm
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Intaglio
- Color: Brown
- Provenance/Details: An antique carnelian intaglio with a mammoth or elephant motif usually symbolizes strength, wisdom, endurance, and protection. historically, carnelian was prized for seals and signet rings and was often associated with courage, vitality, and status, while the elephant has long represented power, steadiness, and good fortune in many traditions. together, the piece suggests noble strength and lasting resilience, valued mainly for its historical and symbolic meaning rather than any proven healing effect.
Stone 8: Antique artifact
- Weight: 2.23gm
- Shape: Drop
- Cut: Cast
- Color: Bronze
- Provenance/Details: Viking bronze belt mount
Stone 9: Emerald
- Weight: 17.45ct
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Carved
- Color: Green
- Provenance/Details: Carved emerald, emerald's energy is ideal for those seeking love, emotional healing, and spiritual growth, offering a deep sense of balance and renewal.
Stone 10: Intaglio
- Weight: 1.97gm
- Shape: Amorphous
- Cut: Intaglio
- Color: Blue
- Provenance/Details: A lapis intaglio with a lion usually symbolizes wisdom, courage, protection, and royal strength. lapis lazuli has long been associated with truth, insight, and spiritual awareness, while the lion represents power, leadership, and bravery. together, the piece suggests noble authority with inner wisdom, valued mainly for its historical and symbolic meaning rather than any proven healing effect.
Stone 11: Scarab
- Weight: 2.52gm
- Shape: Animal figure
- Cut: Scarab
- Color: Brown
- Provenance/Details: "a faience scarab is a sacred symbol of divine protection, spiritual renewal, and the eternal cycle of life and death. its blue-green glow is not just decorative—it’s a visual embodiment of life force and sacred vitality. "
Stone 12: Intaglio
- Weight: 0.59gm
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Intaglio
- Color: Brown
- Provenance/Details: A baby bird carnelian intaglio usually symbolizes new beginnings, innocence, hope, and gentle growth. carnelian is traditionally associated with vitality, courage, and warmth, so together the image suggests fresh life with quiet strength and protective energy. it is valued mainly for its symbolic and artistic meaning, rather than any proven healing effect.
Stone 13: Intaglio
- Weight: 2.55gm
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Intaglio
- Color: Brown
- Provenance/Details: This carnelian intaglio features a coat of arms design, symbolizing identity, heritage, and lineage. the engraved shield represents a family or personal emblem, traditionally used as a seal to mark ownership and authenticity. carved into the rich red surface of the stone, the motif combines heraldic tradition with the timeless function of intaglio jewelry, reflecting both status and individuality.
Stone 14: Lava-cameo
- Weight: 4.84gm
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Lava-cameo
- Color: Brown
- Provenance/Details: Victorian lava cameo-beautiful lady
Stone 15: Mosaic
- Weight: 3.99gm
- Shape: Oval
- Cut: Mosaic
- Color: Multi-colored
- Provenance/Details: A mosaic showing the temple of vespasian and titus dominating the image, with the arch of septimius severus, usually suggests imperial power, public glory, and the enduring grandeur of ancient rome. both monuments in the roman forum were built to honor emperors and celebrate roman authority— the temple emphasizing the deified status and prestige of vespasian and titus, and the arch commemorating military victory and dynastic triumph under septimius severus. together, the scene conveys strength, legacy, and the magnificence of roman civilization.
GURHAN only uses stones that are ethically sourced. The diamonds we use are natural and sourced in accordance with the standards set by the Kimberly Process.
Metal Details
- Clasp: 18K
As dedicated advocates of responsible sourcing, we strive to use recycled gold whenever we can. Our supplier certifies its sources so you can share our confidence in purchasing sustainable, responsible gold.
Dimensions
- Length: 16-18 inches
- Width: 25.5 mm
Other Details
- Construction: -S / Au 990/916
Pure gold is a soft, malleable metal and so Just like the ancient goldsmiths who used grains, sand and wood to provide structural integrity to their pieces, Gurhan uses today's versions of these substances to enable the hollow forms, like balls and lentils, ring shanks and large links, to retain their intended shapes. If a piece is made with either air or an organic filler inside, we denote it as 'hollow' so that you always know what you are buying. See our Quality Standards.