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This Staff of Esculapius pendant is the culmination of three years of training and practice. This "First Pendant" represents a breakthrough in my jewelry carving. It is the making of this pendant that showed me I was capable of designing and carving professional quality jewelry. It is my first hand-carved design using a microscope, which made it possible to carve precise, intricate details into the wax. I find it interesting how one can get lost timewise while carving wax. On some days, I would sit at my workbench around noon and look up 6 hours later, and it would be dark outside. It is easy to get lost in wax carving. When I start a piece, I can see a staff of Asclepius in the blank, but it takes a while to remove the excessive wax preventing the design within from being seen. Notice the intricate details seen with the serpent's scales, eyes, and staff. This Asclepian pendant is truly a unique piece of symbolic medical jewelry.

First Pendant Silver. SOLD

SKU: P-1st-S
$145.00Price
  • Length = 28 mm x Width = 21 mm

Ph: 1-423-556-7575

Symbol Of Medicine Terms

 

Terms referring to the ancient mythical god of medicine have been spelled numerous different ways over the past 2,500 years. I use different spellings to help Google. The terms Asclepius, Aesculapius, and Asklepios all refer to the same god of medicine during various Greek or Roman times. The serpent entwined around a staff or rod is the second part of this symbol of medicine. Another symbol of medicine occasionally used is the Caduceus which is also spelled Caducius.

 About Us
 

This company was founded by me over 40 years ago when I was a medical student. After a couple of residencies, a fellowship, and ten years spent as a land developer inserted between residencies, I now work part-time as an Emergency Medicine doctor and make jewelry as a hobby. My wife and I live in Key West with our tiny red poodle named Red Corpuscle. My lovely bride runs the company while I make the jewelry on my days off.

 ...carpe diem.

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