Zealandia Carved Ivory Jewelry - Silver Sea Turtle Pin or Pendant

This radiant sea turtle pin finds our turtle in his last moments on the beach before diving into the surf and his second life between the waves. Turtles are unique in that they are not firmly in their marine habitat or their land habitat. They breathe air and lay their eggs on land, and yet their flippers make them poorly suited for graceful movement outside of their watery element.

This sea turtle's shell is carved from mammoth tusk ivory, an ancient material over 15,000 years old that has lain in the earth for much of its life. There, minerals color the mammoth ivory the cream to caramel hues that have come to signify this material. Fossilized mammoth tusk ivory is worked the world over into carved ivory jewelry pieces such as this sea turtle pin/pendant and other art works.

This ancient ivory turtle pin also features a pendant back, enabling you to wear it both as a pin and a necklace. Sparkling blue topaz and green peridot suggest the sea and finish this piece from our popular sea turtle jewelry collection.