Stag of the Plateau: Vessel Fragment Pendant in Sterling Silver

A stag lifts his antlers on a fragment of silver, and a small figure stands beside him. Animals like this echo those found on ancient Iranian pottery and metalwork, made by artists we cannot name. Today objects like those rest in museums, admired with great reverence.

Reverence comes easily across centuries. Roozbeh Rastegar believes it is just as worthwhile to support artists while they are alive: to buy their work, learn their names and let them keep making. That is the quiet idea behind the Shards Collection by Rooz Jewellery in Toronto. As a child, Roozbeh found fragments at ancient Iranian sites so plentiful that people ignored them, and to the young Roozbeh they were treasures.

This handmade sterling silver pendant carries the stag in relief, framed by a dotted border and a broken-looking edge. The oxidized background sits dark behind the bright figures. Roozbeh carved the scene in wax and then made it into sterling silver. When you wear it, you support a local artist, and you carry a living art gallery with you. Be proud of that.

A hinged bail holds it on a black genuine leather cord. Choose 18, 20, 22, 24, 28 or 30 inches when you order. The price is the same for every length, and Roozbeh sends the one you picked.