The Dragon

Forged from authenticated meteorite — material over 4.5 billion years old.

Every piece carries a completely unique cosmic pattern
Limited to only 50 pieces worldwide
Includes free titanium chain & premium gift packaging

£330.00

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APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
Pendant: 40mm × 13mm
Includes free matching titanium chain (55cm)
Materials: Solid sterling silver (S925), oxidised; Aletai iron meteorite

THE OBJECT

In every old culture the dragon meant the same thing. The keeper of the threshold. The guardian of what is rare.

The Dragon is a sculptural piece — a fully three-dimensional dragon's head, cast in solid sterling silver (S925) and oxidised to a near-black patina. The mane, the curl of the horns, the bared fangs, the deep-set eyes — every surface is hand-detailed by a skilled artisan over many hours.

The head sits atop a cylinder of authenticated Aletai meteorite, the cosmic iron held inside the silver mount. The Aletai class was first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China — site of the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on this planet (Meteoritical Bulletin entry). The Widmanstätten pattern across the iron formed in deep space over four and a half billion years.

Suspended from a substantial oxidised silver cable chain. Numbered. Signed certificate of authenticity. Delivered in a presentation case with the certificate folio and meteorite classification documentation.

Held in the hand it is heavier than the size suggests. It is meant to be lived in.

MATERIAL

Two materials, both heavyweight.

The cylinder set inside the dragon's mount is authenticated Aletai meteorite — an iron mass first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China, site of the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on this planet. The crystalline Widmanstätten pattern across its surface formed in deep space over four and a half billion years and cannot be replicated by any process on Earth.

The dragon's head itself is cast in solid sterling silver (S925), oxidised to a near-black patina so the silver reads as antique rather than reflective. Every fang, every curl of the mane, every scale across the snout is hand-detailed by a skilled artisan over many hours.

Suspended from a substantial oxidised silver cable chain, finished to match the head.

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Classification: Aletai
Type: IIIE-an iron meteorite (coarse octahedrite)
Find location: Altay, Xinjiang, China
First Recovered: 1898
Total recovered mass: 74 tonnes
Catalogued in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

THE CRAFT

Meteoritic iron is harder than terrestrial steel and three times as difficult to work. A single piece passes through the hands of one artisan from cut to finish — never split between hands, never automated.

The raw meteorite slice is cut and shaped. The face is etched in dilute nitric acid for the precise interval required to surface the Widmanstätten pattern without softening the edges. The metal is hand-polished, set, and finished against a leather wheel. Hours per piece. No two outcomes are identical because the lattice inside the meteorite is never identical.

We do not source from suppliers who cannot name the meteorite by its registered classification. We do not produce in volumes that compromise the work of the bench.

This is slow work, made by hand, in numbers small enough to remember.

PROVENANCE

Every Pallas 1772 piece is delivered with a hand-numbered certificate of authenticity, signed by the artisan responsible for it.

The certificate records the meteorite's official classification, its find location, its date of discovery, and the weight of meteoritic iron contained in your piece.

We do this for a simple reason. Counterfeit meteorite jewelry is widespread, and most buyers cannot tell the difference between a real Widmanstätten pattern and a stamped surrogate. A certificate that can be verified is the difference between a piece that holds value and a piece that does not.

The certificate is part of the object. Keep it with the piece.