Round Black Onix Beads 10mm 16 Inch Strand

Description

WANAN Beads Beads & Jewerly Making Supplies Round Black Onix Beads 16 Inch Strand Shape: Round Color: Black Grade: A Onyx is a gemstone with alternating light and dark bands, which are colored in brown, red, black, white and grey. The name onyx was used by the Romans for a variety of stones including alabaster, chalcedony, and what is now known as onyx marble. Roman soldiers wore sardonyx talismans engraved with heroes such as Hercules or Mars, god of war. They believed that the stone would make the wearer as brave and daring as the figured carved on it. During the Renaissance, sardonyx was believed to bring eloquence upon the wearer and was regarded with great value by public speakers and orators.