Cypriot Twist Pearl Necklace

$175.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. This eye-catching cultured freshwater baroque pearl necklace reinterprets an elegant gold bracelet from Cyprus in The Met collection. So-called "baroque" pearls are named after the word barroco , a Portuguese term for a pearl with an irregular shape. The Museum's bracelet belongs to the esteemed Cesnola Collection, which comprises Cypriot art and artifacts made between ca. 2500 BCE and ca. 300 CE, and serves as the most important and comprehensive assemblage of its…