Calvin Martinez is consistently one of our favorite silversmiths and excels in every one of his smithing endeavors. His designs are particularly compelling, melding the tenets of Navajo Traditional Revival jewelry with his unique capacity to hybridize the traditional.

This pendant is a holloware piece, meaning that it is made from two separate pieces of sheet silver (a flat sheet which serves as the backing and a convex portion which rises above the plane of the flat back) which form a hollow body within the piece. The teardrop-shaped stone of natural, untreated Easter Blue turquoise from Nevada is set in a shadowbox cut-out. It's a beautifully executed piece with perfect stampwork.

Hallmarked "C.MTZ" inside an arrowhead and stamped "Sterling" on back.

Stone: 15/16" x 11/16"

Dimensions of pendant (excluding bale & jump ring): 2 3/16" x 1 5/8"

Total hang: 3"