Sterling Silver Double Swirl Motif & Lapis Earrings w/ French Hooks

This elegant pair of earrings features a double Minoan Swirl ("Spira") motif with a Lapis gemstone at the end.

Made in Greece
Approx. 32mm (1.26 inch) tall by 8mm (0.31 inch) wide
(Photos are not actual size)
French Hook

History
The swirl motif is inspired by the Ancient Greek mythological Labyrinth, which was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull and was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus. Daedalus had made the Labyrinth so cunningly that he himself could barely escape it after he built it. Theseus was aided by Ariadne, who provided him with a skein of thread, literally the "clew", or "clue", so he could find his way out again.