Description

Qilin Sodalite Carved Pendant Hanger

Origin: Burma
Date: 19th century
Material: sodalite
Image: Qilin (mythical beast)
Size: 28 x 42 mm

This Qilin sodalite carved pendant hanger is in excellent condition – has been on glass display forever.

Information on sodalite

Sodalite is a rich royal blue tectosilicate mineral widely used as an ornamental gemstone.
A light, relatively hard yet fragile mineral, sodalite is named after its sodium content; in mineralogy it may be classed as a feldspathoid.
Well known for its blue color, sodalite may also be grey, yellow, green, or pink and is often mottled with white veins or patches.
It was and is frequently used in jewellery, where it is fashioned into cabochons, hangers and beads.

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Information on Qilin

The Qilin (Kirin) is a mythical hooved chimerical creature known in Chinese and other East Asian cultures.
Most of the time described as a maned creature with the torso of a deer, an oxtail with the hooves of a horse.
The Qilins were one of the four divine creatures along with the dragon, phoenix and turtle.

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