S925 Sterling Silver Zodiac Sign Pendant
€74.68
S925 sterling silver Chinese zodiac pendant, hand-engraved with your birth year animal, approximately 2 cm tall and weighing around 3 grams, with a bail loop for chains up to 4 mm wide. Available in all twelve zodiac signs, it makes a precise and lasting gift tied to Chinese lunar tradition.
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Description
The S925 sterling silver zodiac sign pendant is a wearable emblem cast from 92.5 percent pure silver alloy and engraved with one of the twelve animals of the Chinese lunar calendar. Worn as a personal amulet or given as a gift to mark a birth year, it carries a two-thousand-year tradition of Chinese cosmological thought in a form small enough to wear every day.
Each pendant is cast in S925 sterling silver — an alloy of 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper that provides durability for fine engraved detail without sacrificing the metal’s characteristic luster. The zodiac motif is engraved on the face with clean line definition; the reverse is polished smooth. The pendant measures approximately 2 cm in height with a bail loop suited to chains up to 4 mm in width. Weight sits near 3 grams — present against the collarbone without being obtrusive. All twelve Chinese zodiac signs are available. Chain not included.
Thread the pendant onto a chain of your choice through the bail loop at the top. It wears well on a fine silver or gold chain kept close to the neck, or on a longer cord for a more casual placement. The metal is hypoallergenic for most wearers and benefits from occasional polishing with a soft cloth to maintain its surface brightness. A small polishing cloth is sufficient; avoid ultrasonic cleaners.
The Chinese zodiac assigns one of twelve animals — rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig — to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. The system has ordered time and identity across East Asian cultures for more than two thousand years, informing personal character readings, compatibility assessments, and auspicious date selection. Pendants engraved with one’s birth year animal function within this tradition as both a personal marker and a carried emblem, inheriting a craft lineage that predates the modern jewelry industry by centuries.
Will the silver tarnish over time? Sterling silver develops a natural patina with wear and exposure to air, which can be removed with a standard silver polishing cloth. The S925 alloy is more resistant to tarnish than fine silver; worn regularly against the skin, the pendant tends to stay bright with minimal maintenance.
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