18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Turquoise Square Studs

This piece is handmade in Afghanistan and is available for pre-order. Please allow 8-12 weeks for the piece to be completed.

Turquoise square studs, handmade in Kabul by the men and women artisans of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation. Training and employing young people in meaningful creative jobs is vitally important now in Afghanistan, when the young desperately need hope and a sense of purpose in a beautiful country tragically caught up in violence and conflict.Perhaps the oldest stone in man’s history, Turquoise has been held in high regard by kings, warriors and spiritual healers across cultures for thousands of years. The stone is considered a talisman of great truth and wisdom to its wearer.