“Tear Drops” are tear shaped earrings in brushed 950 silver, which means a 95% of silver and 5% of copper. In the myths of the Incas the tears which mother moon cried, dropped on earth and became the metal silver. The figure of earrings is 5 cm / 2 inches long. These pieces are 100% free of nickel. Estimated delivery time: 15 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
“Filigran” is a method how to work silver, fine strings or threads are made and composed to artistic designs in this case in fan shapes. All dots are inlayed are turquoise colored Chrysocolla. This set contains a necklace and a pair of earrings. The necklace is 45 cm / 18 inches long (circumference) and the figure of the earrings 2.5 cm / 1 inch. These pieces are 100% free of nickel and made of 950 silver, which means a 95% of silver and 5% of copper.Estimated delivery time: 25 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
“Manto Inca” refers to an Incan cloth, a kind of weaving. In ancient times these weavings were sacred and they were also done in grass for instance, not just in fibers. That is why scholars refer to a weaving era. The set includes a precious hanger and a matching ring. Both have inlayed red Spondylus and white Mother of Pearl decorations in “Chacana” shapes. The border has a finish of fine worked silver threads. The hanger is 5.5 cm / 2.2 inches long and the ring 1.5 cm / 0.6 inches – the figure only. These pieces are 100% free of nickel and made of 950 silver, which means a 95% of silver and 5% of copper.Estimated delivery time: 20 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
“Tumi” has the shape of a pre-incan ceremonial knife on which was represented a deity of the Sicán culture; later this deity was incorporated in the cosmos of the Incas. It is composed by a pair of earrings and a hanger which is completely handmade and carved in silver; the inlayed stone on the bottom part is Peruvian, turquoise colored Chrysocolla. The hanger is 5.5 cm / 2.2 inches long and the earrings 1 cm / 0.4 inches – the figure only. These pieces are 100% free of nickel and made of 950 silver, which means a 95% of silver and 5% of copper.Estimated delivery time: 15 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
As you learned before the “Tocapu” is a squared symbol with different patterns representing a graphic communication system which is not yet completely deciphered. This set contains a pair of earrings, a hanger and a bracelet. The inlays which form the TOCAPU are natural shells and gems like Spondylus in the three colors orange, red and purple, mother of pearl, Avalon shell, turquoise colored Chrysocolla and blueish Sodalite stone – you can find all of them in Peru.The bracelet figure and the hanger are 6 cm / 2.4 inches long and the earrings 1.5 cm / 0.6 inches – the figure only. These pieces are 100% free of nickel and made of 950 silver, which means a 95% of silver and 5% of copper.Estimated delivery time: 25 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
“Siwar” means in Quechua language hummingbird and as a representative ambassador of Peru’s fauna it was already a deity in the Incan times. This set includes a pair of earrings and a hanger which have inlays of Spondylus in the three colors orange, red and purple, mother of pearl and turquoise colored Chrysocolla – you can find all of them in Peru. As always, all silver parts are 950 quality, that means 95% is silver and 5% is copper. The hanger is 6 cm / 2.4 inches long, the earrings’ length is 2.5 cm / 1 inch – the figure only. These pieces are 100% free of nickel.Estimated delivery time: 20 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
“Chacana” stands mainly for a very important star constellation in the southern hemisphere: the Southern Cross. It is as well a kind of bridge in the Incan mythology to pass from one world to the next. The earrings and the hanger have inlayed gems and shells as the Spondylus in three colors orange, red and purple, the mother of pearl, greenish Chrysocolla and blueish Sodalite stone – you can find all of them in Peru. The outside decoration of the hanger is hammered and all silver parts are 950 quality, that means 95% is silver and 5% is copper. The hanger is 4 cm / 1.5 inches long, the earrings’ length is 1.5 cm / 0.6 inches – the figure only. These pieces are 100% free of nickel.Estimated delivery time: 20 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
“Rustic Flower” is a complete set consisting of a necklace, a pair of earrings and a bracelet made in “boiled silver” or fusion technique. This jewelry is a homage on the biodiversity of Peru’s flora. The necklace is 45 cm / 18 inches long (circumference), the bracelet 20 cm / 8 inches (circumference) and the earrings 1.5 cm / 0.6 inches – the figure only. These pieces are 100% free of nickel and made of 950 silver, which means a 95% of silver and 5% of copper.Estimated delivery time: 25 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
“Inca Wall” contains a hanger and a pair of earrings. The hanger of hammered silver has inlayed a step-shaped purple Spondylus shell piece. In a contrary the earrings are plain silver “chakanas” which echoes the step symbol on the hanger, both standing for mother earth or “pachamama”.The hanger is 3 cm / 1.2 inches long, the earrings’ length is 1.5 cm / 0.6 inches – the figure only. These pieces are 100% free of nickel and made of 950 silver, which means a 95% of silver and 5% of copper.Estimated delivery time: 15 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
Let’s travel back to Incan times: Just the royal controllers knew how to tie, untie, decode and interpret the knotted, enigmatic cords. This set comprises a pair of earrings and a necklace, both decorated with an inlaying of the Chrysocolla mineral stone.
Estimated delivery time: 20 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.
The “Tree of Life” is considered to be a central element in most of the major religions. In India it is related to the seventh chakra and in the Andean world the sacred trees “Mallqis” connects us to our ancestors. This set comprises a pair of earrings and a pendant.
Estimated delivery time: 15 days
Artisan: Ruben Valdeiglesias from ORO INCA, one of Cusco’s most traditional jewelry stores with three generations of experience in excellent design.