{"title":"Pyrite Earrings in Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePyrite earrings, set in 925 silver. Pyrite catches light the way metal does, so even a small pair reads from a distance. See also \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pyrite-rings\"\u003ePyrite Rings\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pyrite-necklaces\"\u003ePyrite Necklaces\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pyrite-jewelry\"\u003eall Pyrite Jewelry\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pyrite-raw-gold-earrings","title":"Large Pyrite Earrings - Silver Coral Discs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese large pyrite earrings carry a disc of silver branches with a gold pyrite centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePyrite at the centre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePyrite is an iron sulphide and it crystallises in cubes. The cluster at the middle is made of those small cubes, and each face catches light on its own. The colour is a brass yellow, and it is the only warm point in all that dark silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe disc is built from branches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThin silver branches spread out from the centre in every direction and end in small rounded tips. They split again on the way out, so the circle is never symmetrical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen all the way through\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe openwork runs right through the disc. It is not a solid plate, which is why these read as large without reading as heavy blocks of metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt in our Tbilisi studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery branch is cut, bent and soldered one at a time. The silver is oxidised dark, so the gold at the centre reads brighter against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeverback, not a hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hinged lever closes behind the ear, so the disc cannot slide off during the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery stone is chosen and set one at a time. The piece that reaches you will be close to the photograph and never a copy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44180258291772,"sku":"AKRA-EAR-PYR-002","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_6fc3925d-3399-42e6-b80e-1f031cf21709.jpg?v=1775654852"},{"product_id":"pyrite-gold-cluster-statement-drop-earrings","title":"Pyrite Earrings - Gold Crystal Clusters in Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese pyrite earrings hang a dome of raw gold crystals from a tapered silver bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePyrite grows in cubes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePyrite is an iron sulphide and it crystallises in cubes. This dome is dozens of those cube faces packed side by side, and each one catches light on its own, so the surface glitters as you move instead of shining as one flat piece. The colour is a brass yellow with a metallic lustre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe gather, we do not cut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crystal faces are left untouched. The work is in fitting the cluster into its setting so that every face still points outward. We shape and set each dome in our Tbilisi studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rim of silver beads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeads run all the way around the dome and hold it from the edge. The silver is oxidised dark, so the gold of the stone reads brighter against it. That contrast is the first thing you see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tapered bar above each drop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove each dome sits a narrow silver bar that tapers upward and is covered in fine granules. The same texture as the rim, at a different scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeverback, not a hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hinged lever closes behind the ear, so the drop cannot slide off during the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery stone is chosen and set one at a time. The piece that reaches you will be close to the photograph and never a copy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44201795190844,"sku":"AKRA-EAR-PYR-003","price":205.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_259696e6-fc59-45e0-9153-5e00242cb1f7.jpg?v=1776336800"},{"product_id":"golden-pyrite-oval-silver-earrings","title":"Small Pyrite Earrings - Pale Gold Oval Drops","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese small pyrite earrings hang two pale gold ovals in rims of silver beads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePyrite in a pale gold face\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePyrite is an iron sulphide and it crystallises in cubes. Across these ovals the small crystal faces sit side by side and catch light one at a time. The colour here is the palest pyrite we set, closer to silver gold than to deep brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rim of silver beads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilver beads run all the way around each oval and hold the stone from the edge. The silver is darkened in the hollows, so the stone reads brighter against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA ribbed bar above each drop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lever above each stone is not plain. It is cut with fine vertical lines, so the fitting carries the same hand as the setting below it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade in our Tbilisi studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe shape the stone and leave the crystal faces alone. Every bead is soldered one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall and close to the ear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe drop is short and sits near the lobe. The hinged lever closes behind the ear, so it cannot slide off during the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery stone is chosen and set one at a time. The piece that reaches you will be close to the photograph and never a copy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45413179752508,"sku":"AKRA-EAR-PYR-001","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/golden-pyrite-oval-earrings-sterling-silver-main.jpg?v=1778608038"}],"url":"https:\/\/akragems.com\/collections\/pyrite-earrings.oembed","provider":"AKRA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}