Since antiquity, shells have whispered of femininity, creation, and grace. The ancients bound them to Aphrodite and Venus—empresses of love and beauty—while women in ancient Egypt wore sacred cowries to guard new life. Across centuries, these ocean-born jewels have been worn as adornment, immortalized in art, and cherished as currency.

The shells in our earrings are rendered in remarkably strong yet featherlight brass and hand-finished with a natural verdigris patina.

Natural verdigris patina. 2.25” [5.7 cm] long.