Aztec Pyramid Earrings Fire Opal Sterling Silver 950 — Taxco

The sacred fire of Chichén Itzá in your ears — multicolor fire opal in sterling .950.

Features

• Material: Sterling .950 Silver with Hallmark
• Stone: Fire Opal multicolor (blue, green, pink, gold)
• Design: Prehispanic Pyramid
• Measurements: 3.3 cm long × 2.8 cm wide (pair)
• Weight: 10 g (pair)
• Technique: Hand stone setting
• Closure: Sterling silver posts with safety backing
• Finish: Mirror polished
• Origin: Taxco, Mexico

These earrings capture the sacred geometry of the Pyramid of Chichén Itzá, one of the wonders of the ancient world. Fire opal, with its blue, green, and golden reflections, echoes the sun that illuminated ceremonies at its peak. Each stone is hand-set — a single gesture of light that only awakens when you move, as if the ancient fire still burns within the gem.

Sterling .950, marked with authentic hallmark. Stone setting here is precision work: each facet of the opal finds its place in silver, without machinery. Taxco has spent five centuries perfecting this craft — it is here that modern prehispanic jewelry was born, recovering ancestral symbols in pure silver.

Inspired by codices and ruins, these earrings honor a civilization that understood geometry as sacred language. The Arte Taxco story is the story of artisans who inherit that reverence for precision and meaning. Each pair is unique because fire opal never repeats — its colors are the signature of the stone's geological journey, not a workshop design.

Key Benefits

• ✦ Authentic sterling .950 silver with hallmark
• ✦ Multicolor fire opal — blue, green, pink, gold
• ✦ Hand stone setting
• ✦ Prehispanic Chichén Itzá design
• ✦ Lifetime buyback up to 35%

Perfect For

• 🎁 Gifts with ancestral narrative
• 💍 Special occasions and celebrations
• 👤 Collectors of prehispanic jewelry

Measurements & Shipping

3.3 cm long × 2.8 cm wide (per pair). Drop earrings with significant visual presence. Ships 2-3 business days to Mexico and the United States.

Lifetime Buyback Program — Your Silver Always Counts

Buy risk-free. We buy back your earrings whenever you decide, up to 35% in store credit, no expiration. Learn about the Lifetime Buyback Program.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is fire opal?
A: A variety of opal with color shifts that change with light — blue, green, red, gold. Each stone is unique and unrepeatable.

Q: Is fire opal durable for earrings?
A: It's a more delicate stone than others, so it requires care: avoid impacts, pressure, and chlorine. Its beauty makes that extra care worthwhile.

Q: Why are these earrings prehispanic?
A: The Pyramid of Chichén Itzá is a Mayan symbol of connection to the divine. Its geometry appears again and again in codices and architecture — recovering it in silver honors that tradition.

Do You Have Silver You No Longer Wear?

Old silver, heirloom, or damaged pieces — we buy them back. Send photos to hola@artetaxco.mx.

Each pair is unique — fire opal never repeats, nor does the fire it holds in its colors.