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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

A Greek gold and garnet earring with Siren. Hellenic period, circa 4th-3rd century B.C.

4 comments:

Robin Wilson said...

Okay ~ how absolutely and utterly beautiful is that?!? I am in awe of the craftsmanship that they were able to achieve without the tools and resources we have today. Thank you so much for sharing.

Natalia Khon said...

The same thing amazes me too! Well, it is lost wax casting... that was carved, I assume, in actual bees wax. I personally would not want to carve something like this in bees wax :) And I cannot even imagine how it was polished...

KATE SARSFIELD said...

Totally agree, the workmanshhip is in a league of its own. The amount of detail is phenomenal and the technical expertise is superb.

Natalia Khon said...

With the modern materials it would be embarrassing to at least not match this quality... I might challenge myself one day!

 
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