Kipling Locket

Intricately detailed antique English sterling silver locket on a thick and unusual book chain. The ancients associated silver with the moon because of the shimmering luminosity that both gave off. Not great believers in coincidence, they felt that silver was a tangible manifestation of the moon and was thus imbued with some of the same mystical, healing, and protective elements. Ancient cultures believed silver to repel demons and keep evil spirits at bay and stored their holy water in silver vessels. Early alchemists thought that silver could cure disease and heal wounds and relied on this magical metal for primitive medical practice and rituals.