The blue and white chevron divider beads on this chotki, capped with pewter bead caps and deep blue glass pearls, remind me of the columns of the ancient coliseum in Rome, where many Christians lost their lives for their faith. I used pewter instead of sterling for the bead caps, to signify the sword by which many Christians died in forced gladitorial combat, contrasted with pearls to signify the opulence of the Roman Caesars who condemned these Christians to such a horrible death. Sky blue quartz prayer beads complement the blue in the dividers, and remind us that the martyrs of the Coliseum are now saints in heaven.

The entire chotki is strung on platinum-quality flexwire. The cross is frosted glass with another blue pearl bead in the center.