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Worn Well Hastalis Shark Tooth Necklace | Magnesite & Leather
$45.00
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$45.00
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Worn Well Hastalis Shark Tooth Necklace | Magnesite & Leather
$45.00
Sale price
$45.00
Regular price
This tooth has been somewhere. You can see it in the blade, smoothed and softened, the sharp edges long since traded for a rounded, honey-and-slate glow. Millions of years in the earth, then the long tumble of the Gulf, and it came out the other side not broken, just worn. Worn well.
It hangs from a gold ring right at the front, where the necklace opens and closes. One side is a strand of small turquoise-blue magnesite beads, bright as a Florida shallow. The other is a single smooth leather cord in warm bronze, looped and bound with gold wire. Two different paths meeting in the middle, held together by one clasp you can see.
Magnesite has long been called a stone of calm, the kind of steadiness that comes from finally letting things settle. It belongs next to a tooth like this one: an Isurus hastalis, the extinct broad-tooth mako, built for speed and power in an ancient sea. That is what strength and resilience look like after enough time. Not the sharpest edge in the room. The one that is still here.
Part of a 30-year private collection from Venice, Florida — the Shark Tooth Capital of the World.
rare finds. rare women.
WHO SHE'S FOR
She used to sand down her own edges so nobody else would get cut. She kept the peace, smoothed things over, made herself easy to be around. She is still soft in the places that matter, but now it is because she chose it. She has been through some things, and she is not hiding the wear. She wears it well. Confidently her.
PRODUCT DETAILS
• Genuine fossil Isurus hastalis (broad-tooth mako) shark tooth, naturally worn
• Hand wire-wrapped in gold-tone wire
• Turquoise-blue magnesite bead strand on one side
• Smooth round leather cord in metallic bronze on the other, finished with gold-tone wire binding
• Gold-plated round spring-gate clasp worn at the front; the tooth hangs from the clasp
• Asymmetric design, easy to put on and take off
• Handmade in Columbia, SC
ONE OF A KIND
This exact piece only. No two fossil teeth are alike, and this tooth won't be made into anything else. When it's gone, it's gone.
CARING FOR YOUR PIECE
This tooth has already survived millions of years. Help it survive you. Take it off before you swim, shower, or work out, since water and sweat are hard on leather and stone. Store it in a soft pouch with the cord laid loose. Wipe it gently with a soft, dry cloth, and keep it away from harsh chemicals, perfume, and ultrasonic cleaners.