Vintage Sterling Silver & Turquoise Zia Sun Dormeuse Earrings – Signed FP

Handcrafted sterling silver earrings featuring vivid natural turquoise cabochons set within the traditional Zia Sun design. Fine hand-stamped details accent each arm, while elegant hinged dormeuse backs provide both security and a refined vintage finish.

Signed FP with a separate SS stamp, these earrings are attributed to a Southwestern silversmith, though the maker has not been definitively identified.

The Zia Sun is a sacred symbol of the Zia Pueblo of New Mexico. Its central circle represents life, while the four groups of rays symbolize the sacred number four: the four directions, four seasons, four stages of life, and four sacred obligations. Although the form resembles a cross, it is a traditional Indigenous symbol rather than a Christian motif.