Monday, December 20, 2010

Cross Necklace

CROSS NECKLACE

The Cross necklace selection at HandCraftedCollectibles.com (HCC) is so large, (thousands) that every once in a while it is fun to review a cross necklace or two just to talk about the added symbolism that a cross necklace can come from.

A traditional cross necklace looks like this:


But considering their or so many sterling silver Cross necklaces, it's nice to understand the difference between one cross necklace and another. Cross necklaces date back to over a thousand years. The older cross necklaces typically are associated with cultural influences or Church influences.

Other times the cross necklaces can be associated with the artistic style of the era like this cross necklace:

This cross necklace shown above is a Gothic style from some time in the medieval time frame.

Other Cross necklaces are strictly Cultural like the sterling silver Celtic Cross necklace as show below:

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