Byzantine Evil Eye Earrings – Sterling Silver Yianni Jewelry

Byzantine Evil Eye Earrings – Sterling Silver Yianni Jewelry

Made in 925° sterling silver.

Handmade earrings, inspired by Greek tradition and Byzantine art.

These silver creations of Yianni Jewelry, created by Garbis Khacherian, a silversmith trader since 1987. The symbol and superstition of the evil eye is one of the strongest symbolic images in the world. The earliest known evidence for belief in the evil eye goes back to ancient Greece and Rome. It is suppose to wear off evil to anyone who wears it and various cultures believe in that, however in Greece its blue because at that time blue eyes were not so common and were thought to give the evil eye, so the blue is like a mirror to them. Nowadays its widely known and has become a trend.