Bereka Pendant
Bereka Pendant
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The House Standard
Certified IGI and GIA Diamonds
Ethically sourced stones, papers travel with every piece
CAD Refined in Italy
Digital master files by an architect trained in the Cartier tradition
Made to Order in Denver
Cast by hand in the lost wax method, nothing held in inventory
Lifetime Resizing Support
No time limit, coordinated at no profit to the house
The Ancient History
The kingdom of Aksum in northern Ethiopia recorded itself in stone. Its granite stelae still stand, and the Ezana Stone, raised in the fourth century, carries a royal inscription cut in Ge'ez alongside Greek and Sabaean.
The Ethiopian Amharic script on this pendant reflects this same historical style, a tradition carried through centuries of Ethiopian jewelry and Habesha metalwork. The Amharic prayer on the pendant is laid out in a figure eight so the blessing reads without beginning or end, and the surface is left rough, closer to worked stone than polished gold. Its lattice kin, the Meskel Ring.
The pendant's elongated form follows the cartouche of the Nile, the oval frame that held a royal name in gold, here holding a blessing instead. An heirloom in the oldest sense, made to pass the words on.
Pendant Text Says...
"World without end, Amen, Blessings," or "May blessing endure for all eternity. Amen."
ālemi le'ālemi lezele'ālemi āmēni, bereket
አለም ለአለም ለዘለአለም አሜን - በረከት
Jewelry Details
Solid 18k gold, yellow or white.
- Dimensions: 33mm tall, 14mm wide (excluding bail)
- Weight: 9.16 grams solid 18k gold
- Bail: fits chains up to 3mm
- Custom engraving available on the back of the pendant, $45
Made to order. Pieces require four to six weeks to produce before shipping. Worn as an Ethiopian necklace on the chain of your choosing; chain sold separately.
Ezana granite stone engraving, Axum Ethiopia.
