Ammonite Fossil Shell Pendant with
Cirtrine and Sea Urchin Chips

18 1/2 inch Ammonite Fossil Shell Necklace on large sterling silver chain. Citrine chips and Sea Urchin chips complete this look. 2 inch extender chain gives versatility in length. All findings are made with sterling silver including the 8mm lobster clasp.

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Ammonite Fossil Shell - Named for Ammon, the Egyptian god of Procreation and Life, these ancient marine mollusks (cephalopods) were similar to the modern squid, octopus and nautiloids. Ammonites became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period some 65 million years ago after a 330 million year survival on earth.

Legend of the Ammonite . . .

In medieval Europe, fossilised ammonites were thought to be petrified snakes, and were called "snakestones" or, more commonly in medieval England, "serpentstones". They were taken to be evidence for the actions of saints such as St Hilda and St Patrick. Traders would occasionally carve the face of a snake into the empty, wide end of the ammonite fossil and sell them to the public. Ammonites from the Gandaki river in Nepal are known as saligrams, and are believed by Hindus to be a concrete manifestation of God or Vishnu.

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