I designed and hand crafted this genuine turquoise and sterling silver necklace. It is 18 inches in length and comes with a sterling silver hand stamped clasp. The pendant width is 1.25 inches wide and 1.75 inches long. The beads are genuine turquoise. In designing this necklace my inspiration came from my open-heart surgery. The ability to survive such a trauma when the doctors told my daughter to plan my funeral, but My God knew better! There was definitely an angelic force. Many times, in my life I have had things occur where I should not have made it, but God was there to bring me through. This necklace is slightly oxidized to help the stampings pop. The back of the necklace is stamped sterling and has my maker's mark.