{"product_id":"bereka-ethiopian-gold-pendant","title":"Bereka Pendant","description":"\u003ch3 id=\"history\" style=\"color: #dfb150; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 19px; margin: 4px 0 16px;\"\u003eThe Ancient History\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ethiopian Amharic script on this pendant reflects this same historical style, a tradition carried through centuries of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amoraadera.com\/pages\/design-notes\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEthiopian jewelry\u003c\/a\u003e and Habesha metalwork. The Amharic prayer on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amoraadera.com\/pages\/design-notes#note-bereka\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe pendant \u003c\/a\u003eis 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. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIts lattice kin, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amoraadera.com\/products\/meskel-ethiopian-cross-ring\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeskel Ring.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amoraadera.com\/blogs\/the-archive\/capsule-jewelry-collection-one-piece-philosophy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eheirloom\u003c\/a\u003e in the oldest sense, made to pass the words on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePendant Text Says... \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px 0; padding: 20px 16px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(223,177,80,0.35); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(223,177,80,0.35);\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"World without end, Amen, Blessings,\" or \"May blessing endure for all eternity. Amen.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 6px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eālemi le'ālemi lezele'ālemi āmēni, bereket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eአለም ለአለም ለዘለአለም አሜን - በረከት\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #dfb150; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 19px; margin: 36px 0 16px;\"\u003eJewelry Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolid 18k gold, yellow or white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e33mm tall, 14mm wide (excluding bail)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: \u003c\/strong\u003e9.16 grams solid 18k gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBail: \u003c\/strong\u003efits chains up to 3mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCustom engraving\u003c\/strong\u003e available on the back of the pendant, $45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/8179\/5645\/files\/Aksum_rock_writting.png?v=1785107297\" alt=\"Ezana granite stone at Axum Ethiopia, Ge'ez royal inscription, Ethiopian gold jewelry ancestry\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEzana granite stone engraving, Axum Ethiopia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amora Adera","offers":[{"title":"Yellow Gold","offer_id":51652036460861,"sku":null,"price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Gold","offer_id":51652036428093,"sku":null,"price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/8179\/5645\/files\/6ce787c9-e273-4902-a7a2-3e5ed3dc7ef3-1.png?v=1776368027","url":"https:\/\/amoraadera.com\/products\/bereka-ethiopian-gold-pendant","provider":"Amora Adera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}