rings with black stones

An admirable hand painted pendant in copper and black tones hangs from nylon cord in this necklace designed by Peru's Dina. Artisan crafted, the ring-shaped ceramic pendant has a design reminiscent of the geometric motifs found on Incan textiles and pottery. A finishing touch is provided by the copper and black striped bead at the top of the necklace.

Add a sense of peaceful calm to your accessory closet with this intriguing necklace. A face of serenity is molded from terracotta, then hand-painted in a golden color by Indian artisan Neha Gopinath Pillai. Hand-painted black mango wood beads surround the pendant for added beauty.

With the style of her designs, artisan Dina wishes to give a fitting expression to the legacy of the Incas of her native Peru. She presents an artisan crafted ceramic pendant necklace hand painted in beautiful jewel tones. Fuchsia, green, and purple combine with the gold and black tones of the pendant which features geometric shapes recalling Inca iconography; a symbol of the sun, the heavenly body at the core of the Inca's religious beliefs, sits at the center of the doughnut-shaped pendant which is topped with a bead painted in similar hues.

Elizabeth Alorchie-Apetor finds glistening deka ("harmony" in the Ewe language) in the design of this necklace as she combines gray, white, black, ice and amber hues. Working with beads of recycled glass, she strings and knots six strands by hand. Clay beads shaped like cocoa pods border the beaded torsade that fastens with a brass clasp.

Inspired by traditional Madhubani paintings, India's Ritu Thapar designs this cultural pendant necklace. The necklace is crafted from ceramic in the shape of a ring, featuring intricate, colorful motifs that are carefully painted by hand. This necklace circles the neck with black cord that adjusts with a mango wood bead.