Goat Zodiac Cinnabar Pendant Necklace

The Goat of the Chinese zodiac, carved in cinnabar beneath its seal character.

Cinnabar is the fire-red stone of the Chinese tradition, long worn to guard vitality and keep good fortune close. Its colour alone was considered protective, the red that meets whatever the day brings.

The Goat stands for kindness, peace and an artist's eye, the sign that gathers ease around itself. It is the guardian sign of those born in 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 and 2027.

On the back sits Vairocana (大日如来), the guardian Buddha of the Goat among the eight zodiac protectors, the Buddha of all-illuminating light.

A birth-year talisman (本命年) to wear in your own year, or a precise gift for someone born under the Goat. Worn on an adjustable braided cord, with silver and gold chain options.

The model wears the Large size.