Small Lynx Necklace. Platinum plated sterling silver lynx head pendant with peridot eyes & solid silver chain. *This piece is finished and ready to be shipped* © Adrian Ashley

*This piece is finished and ready to be shipped.

Small Lynx Necklace. Platinum plated sterling silver lynx head pendant with peridot eyes & solid silver chain. *This piece is finished and ready to be shipped* © Adrian Ashley

The elusive, secretive lynx can be found living deep in the most remote wildernesses of Europe, Northern Asia and North America. Unsurprisingly, this powerful and mysterious creature has a prominent role in Celtic, Slavic, Norse, and North American folklore and is known in some Native American traditions as the 'keeper of secrets'. The lynx also has a mythical reputation for seeing through falsehood and discovering the truth. This is thought to have inspired the “Academy of Lynxes", one of the world's oldest scientific societies.

This platinum plated, sterling silver lynx measures 2cm wide (around 0.8 inches). Without its solid silver chain, it weighs approximately 7.6g (or 13.7g with its chain), and has eyes made from natural, peridot gemstones.
The silver lynx has been hung from a sturdy 20-inch-long, platinum plated, solid silver chain with a substantial clasp. This pendant is supplied in its own gift box.

To create it I have utilized some of the most up-to-date technology alongside some of the oldest skills still used in jewellery and silversmithing. The original lynx was hand carved from wax before being digitally resized. It was cast in solid sterling silver, which was then reworked, for several hours, using traditional Goldsmiths' tools, to produce a very fine detail.

The silver lynx was given a part satin finished, part polished appearance. The lynx’s markings were then darkened to emphasize the details.

Gold versions of this pendant can be made on request.

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