583 Yellow Gold Solid Silver Irish Celtic Cross Pendant Necklace

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Crafted in Sterling silver and thickly Coated in 583 Gold. Hallmarked 925. It was individually handcrafted b<span style="color: #333333;">y a Silversmith in Ireland. The G</span>old will never wear off as it is given a very thick coating.</strong></span></p> This piece comes with an option of a 14", 16", 18", 20", 22", 24" Gold coated silver chain.<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Gold chain sold seperately.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Dimenisions: </strong>1" in length (without bail), 9/40 cm in width (at widest point).</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Retail Value: $64.99</strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Meaning of Design</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Celtic Cross</strong><strong>es: </strong><em>Throughout Ireland &amp; Scotland, the celts crafted these magnificent symbols in stone. Celtic Crosses pre-date Christianity and were first used by pagans to worship the sun. In pagan times the circle of the celtic cross represented the sun, being the center of their lives. It was not untill the 4th century AD when it was introduced by the first Christian Roman Emperor Constantine, that the Celtic Cross was used to represent Christ's victory. During the great conversion of many pagans to christianity, Christian Philosophers adapted the Celtic Cross and thought the meaning of the circle to represent Christ, the center of Christianity.</em></span></p>