Freshwater Cultured Pearl Necklace

Freshwater Cultured Pearl Necklace Mineral: Freshwater Pearls (Cultured) and Silver Beads Origin: Yiwu, Central Zhejiang Province, East China. Color: White and Silver Treatment: Cultured Freshwater Pearls Material: Sterling Silver (925) Size: 40.64cm (16") Width: 3.5mm - 4mm Clasp: Spring Clasp Weight: 4g   10% of this purchase will be donated to The Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation.   People have coveted natural pearls as symbols of wealth and status for thousands of years. A Chinese historian recorded the oldest written mention of natural pearls in 2206 BC. As the centuries progressed toward modern times, desire for natural pearls remained strong. Members of royal families as well as wealthy citizens in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere treasured natural pearls and passed them from generation to generation.From those ancient times until the discovery of the New World in 1492, some of the outstanding sources of natural pearls were the Persian Gulf, the waters of Ceylon (now Sri La