The Collection

Sama Pendant

Collection

Afsaneh

Metal

18ct gold

Gemstone

Diamond

Motif

Sama

Occasion

Evening

Reference

SLX-AFS-SAM-01

Lead time

5 to 7 weeks

Craftsmanship

Made to order, by commission

Studio

Crafted in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

Shown as a design visualisation. Made to order, by commission.

I designed the Sama Pendant around the instant a dancer's skirt catches the turn, the swirl before it settles back to stillness. Sama is named for the Sufi whirling ceremony, the turn that traces back to Rumi's lineage, and I wanted a piece that held that suspended motion rather than the whole spin. The dancer becomes one continuous ribbon of solid 18ct yellow gold: a featureless oval head narrowing into an unbroken sweep of body, then flaring into the skirt. The flare carries a fine row of pave-set diamonds, around forty-six stones at 1.0mm each, roughly 0.23ct in total, tracing the polished edge of a raw, hand-brushed band like a thread of light caught mid-turn. Mirror polish runs the length of the figure; only that single brushed band interrupts it, so the eye reads movement rather than surface. The back is open and hollowed, which keeps a piece this size, 30 x 39mm, light against the chest, with a discreet D-bail hidden behind the head so the chain reads as a clean line into the figure. It hangs on a fine 45cm 18ct yellow gold cable chain, sized to sit just below the collarbone, worn alone or layered under a coat collar without catching. Materials: 18ct yellow gold, UK hallmarked (Birmingham Assay Office)

Around 46 pave-set 1.0mm round brilliant white diamonds, approximately 0.23ct total

Mirror-polished body, single raw hand-brushed band

Open-backed, hollowed construction

Discreet D-bail; 45cm fine 18ct yellow gold cable chain included

30 x 39mm Made to order: 5 to 7 weeks. Price from £3,200.