24" Navajo pearls with stamping-PN 125

Navajo handcrafted necklace. Set in solid sterling silver and made by renown Navajo artist Jeffery Nelson. These beautiful beads are stamped all the way around in two different areas on each bead. The necklace measures 24" in length with each of the 70 beads measuring about 9mm. This necklace can be worn alone or with your favorite pendant. NAVAJO PEARLS BY ARTIST JEFFERY NELSON Sterling silver Is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper the sterling silver has a minimum fineness of. 925 SILVER, for example 99.9% pure silver, is relatively soft, so silver is usually alloyed with copper to increase its hardness and strength. Sterling silver is prone to tarnishing, and elements other than copper can be used in alloys to reduce tarnishing. ______________________________________________________