{"product_id":"siddhartha-gautama-buddha-head-pendant","title":"Siddhartha Gautama Buddha Head Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty grams of 24K in something an inch tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSiddhartha Gautama Buddha Head Pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e is a head carved in the round — not a relief on a disc — and the whole piece turns on one contrast: \u003cstrong\u003ethe hair is frosted and the face is mirror-polished\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nothing else does the work. There are no stones, no plating and no engraving on the face at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe curls are the texture.\u003c\/strong\u003e The hair is built from rows of individual snail-shell curls, each one raised and separately cut, running from the hairline back over the crown and up into the \u003cstrong\u003eushnisha\u003c\/strong\u003e — the cranial rise that marks an enlightened being. All of it is sandblasted to a fine matte, so the curls hold shadow and read as hundreds of separate beads rather than as one textured mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe face is left completely bright.\u003c\/strong\u003e Polished to a mirror and modelled in soft, full planes: heavy lidded eyes turned down, long arched brows, a straight nose and a small closed mouth. At the top of the ushnisha sits a \u003cstrong\u003epolished gold dome\u003c\/strong\u003e, and between the brows a small raised \u003cstrong\u003eurna\u003c\/strong\u003e bead — both cut in metal rather than set with anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eearlobes are long and pierced-through\u003c\/strong\u003e, hanging almost to the jaw. In the traditional reading they are stretched from the heavy earrings Siddhartha wore as a prince and gave up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ebail\u003c\/strong\u003e is separate and decorative — a tapered plate engraved with a scrolling leaf pattern, hinged so the head sits square rather than tipping forward. Its opening is 4.5mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e1\" without the bail\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is a small piece carrying real weight for its size — 30g in 24K. It wears like a solid object, not a stamping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy You’ll Love It:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrosted Hair, Mirror Face\u003c\/strong\u003e – The entire design carried by two finishes and nothing else\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndividually Cut Curls\u003c\/strong\u003e – Rows of raised snail-shell curls up into the ushnisha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolished Ushnisha Dome and Urna\u003c\/strong\u003e – Both cut in gold, not set with stones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong Pierced Earlobes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Carved through and hanging to the jaw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEngraved Scroll Bail\u003c\/strong\u003e – Hinged so the head hangs square, 4.5mm opening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolid Gold Throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e – No stones and no plating, in 10K through 24K\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChain not included.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSiddhartha Gautama is the historical Buddha, and this is the face of him after the awakening rather than the round laughing figure people often expect — the eyes are closed, and the whole point of the carving is that nothing on it is agitated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order, turnaround time is typically 2-4 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\" height without the bail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBail Opening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChain\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEstimated Weight by Purity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePurity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eApprox. Weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.0g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.4g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.9g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24K\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.0g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproximate Weight Notice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDue to the handcrafted nature of our jewelry and natural variations in gold alloys, listed weights are \u003cb\u003eapproximate\u003c\/b\u003e. Minor differences may occur from piece to piece. These variations are a normal part of fine jewelry production and reflect the individuality of each item. 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