Modern sterling silver necklace with a vintage, salvaged cameo and a Mexican boulder opal. A OOAK. The cameo depicts Psyche, the Greek goddess of soul and consort of Eros/ Cupid. In the Victorian era, Psyche, willing to risk death and to go, literally, to the end of the earth in order to be reunited with her beloved Cupid, epitomised the womanly virtues of devotion and constancy in love.

In cameo code, Psyche's main attributes are butterflies and butterfly wings, which are conventionally a distinctive squared off shape, more like those of some moths. Here, she sports a rather discreet pair of wings on her left shoulder. The Mexican opal in the form of a butterfly and almost in the same colour as the cameo shell, seemed like the perfect companion for Psyche.

The pendant is entirely hand constructed by me, from silver sheet and wire. A substantial sterling silver gourmet chain completes the necklace, which closes with an oversized carabiner clasp (22 mm long). All metal is sterling silver.

Total length of the necklace is 45 cm (~18 inch). This necklace is ready to ship and will arrive beautifully packed in an all black box with V2 logo.