Turquoise necklace with a silver Ganesha OM ॐ pendant

A vibrant, long necklace made of faceted turquoise beads ranging in color from sky blue to blue-green, some with fine dark matrix veins that give each bead its own unique pattern. Hanging from it is a silver pendant: The OM ॐ symbol is designed so that its upper arch forms the head of an elephant—the trunk, tusk, and ear flow seamlessly into the lines of the symbol. A small, faceted cubic zirconia adorns both the eye and the dot above the crescent moon.

The combination of the OM symbol ॐ and the elephant head is a common depiction of Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, who is worshiped in Nepal by both Hindus and Buddhists. 

Bead diameter 4 mm · Circumference 72 cm · Turquoise · Silver pendant with cubic zirconia · Made in the Tibet studio; pendant from Nepal