Dichroic Glass Hawaiian Honu Turtle Pendant Adjust #15

NOTES: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Dichroic Glass Colors, Iridescence and Reflections of this Art Piece; Absolutely Beautiful and Stunning in my Opinion! The Shell in the Item's Picture is Used for Background Purposes Only and is Not Included...

NOTES: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Dichroic Glass Colors, Iridescence and Reflections of this Art Piece; Absolutely Beautiful and Stunning in my Opinion! The Shell in the Item's Picture is Used for Background Purposes Only and is Not Included. Brand New, Never Used Rainbow Dichroic Glass Pendant with Adjustable Necklace. Design: Medium Hawaiian Honu #15; Cutout, Raised Design, Two-Tone Glass and Lampworked Dichroic Glass, Rounded (Dome) Shape Shell, Textured Detailing, Smooth Polished Surface Finish, Durable Waxed Nylon Adjustable Cord Necklace; Measures: Honu is Approx. 39mm Widest (Just Over 1 1/2" Widest) X 11.2mm Thickest X 1 3/4" Long incl. Hidden Glass Bail, 2.5mm Wide X 5.5mm Long Hidden Glass Bail Opening; Size: Black Necklace Cord is 26.0" Maximum Length and Downward Adjustable to Your Desired Length; Weight: 13.1 grams Total. Features: In Hawaiian, the Words "Nani makamae" Means "Exquisite", and "Nani e makahehi 'ia ai" Means "Alluring", Which Describes this Pendant and Necklace Combination Exactly! This Gorgeous Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle) is Superbly Crafted with a Smooth, Surface Polished Glass Background. This Labor-Intensive Piece of Art is Intricately Hand Lampworked and Hand-Shaped by Skillful Glass Artists Into a Tribal Honu Design Using Two-Tone Mixed Opaque Glass and Dichroic Glass (Please See Details Below). This Piece is Crafted with (17) Separate Sections to Ultimately Create the Overall Honu Design. The Dichroic Glass Portions are Created with a Three-Layered Sandwich Process. The Uppermost Top Layer Portion is a Clear Glass Coat that Conforms to the Shape of the Body or Piece, The Inner Middle Layer Portion is Created by Using a Sheet of Colored Dichroic Glass and the Bottom Layer Portion (Foundation) is Created by Stroking a Heated, Colored Glass Rod Against the Back to Create a Dark-Colored Background, Which Enhances the Reflective-Effects and Appearance of the Dichroic Glass’ Iridescence and Also Produces Overtone Colors that Surround the Main Color of the Dichroic Glass. The Honu Has Raised, Solid Dark Blue Glass Eyes. The Honu's Head, Front and Back Flippers are Created Using a Metallic Lime-Green Color Glass with Dark Green Speckled Overtones. The Honu's Lower Shell Rigged Outline is Crafted Using a Metallic Lime-Green Color with Dark Green Speckled Overtones. The Honu's Back Shell is Textured with Shell Plates and Crafted Using a Pink Dichroic Glass with Yellow, Orange, Lavender and Lime Overtones to Enhance the Detailing. The Color Backgrounds and the Dichroic Iridescence Changes its Tones and Colors When Indoors or Outdoors to Accentuate the Overall Appearance. A Unique, One of a Kind Piece that Exudes Pride of Ownership! Dichroic Glass: Also known as "Dichro" for Short; Dichroic glass is a glass containing multiple micro-layers of metal oxides, with a total thickness of three to five millionths of an inch, which gives the glass dichroic optical properties. Dichroism has two related but distinct meanings in optics. A dichroic material is either one which causes visible light to be split up into distinct beams of different wavelengths (colors), or one in which light rays having different polarizations are absorbed by different amounts. The original meaning of dichroic, from the Greek dikhroos, two-colored, refers to any optical device which can split a beam of light into two beams with differing wavelengths. The second meaning of dichroic refers to a material in which light in different polarization states traveling through it experience a varying absorption. The term came about because of early observations of the effect in crystals such as tourmaline. In these crystals, the strength of the dichroic effect varies strongly with the wavelength of the light, making them appear to have different colors when viewed with light having differing polarizations. Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Traditional Replicated Hawaiian Glass Jewelry. Made with "aloha". Ships in a Gift Box.