Ancient links of london jewellery
Beauty and Betrayal officially opens on Wednesday 30 June and features 75 intricately detailed pieces, including gold-hooped . links of London earrings and a toggle pin from ancient Gaza, dating 1650-1400 BC. It also features a selection of Neo-Classical pieces from the 18th and 19th century that were inspired by the aesthetics of ancient Greek and Roman links of london jewellery.
According to exhibition curator Dr Elizabeth Bollen, ancient links of london necklaces was not only used for decoration and adornment, but was also seen as a symbol of power and worn as protection or to ensure a safe transition into the afterlife.
“links of london sweeties braceletJewellery such as necklaces, bangles, amulets, rings and pendants could speak of an individual’s status, wealth, taste, education and international connections,” says Dr Bollen. “And according to some Greek myths, it could also lead to betrayal.”
Gold, silver and bronze have been used for most of the pieces and while some – including heavy earrings requiring large “links of london sweeties bracelete piercings in the lobes of ancients – might speak of the time, Bollen says she was surprised to discover that “the aesthetic hasn’t changed that much” throughout the ages.
“Today we can look at the “links of london sweeties bracelet worn over 2000 years ago and not only recognise its beauty but even think, ‘I could wear that’.”
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Lovers of modern links of london jewellery will find inspiration from many of these ancient pieces, including a stunning and mysterious golden “torc”, which was excavated in County Cork in Ireland in 1857. The torc, or links of london braceletnecklace in the style of a choker, has twisted entwined golden layers and has subsequently been dated between the 4th and 1st centuries BC. The piece is apparently the only one of its kind to links of london necklaces be found in Europe. Other pieces include a set of golden earrings with lion-headed moldings, a striking carnelian beaded necklace from Egypt (12th Dynasty) with hieroglyphic etchings inscribed and more modern pieces such as a pair of gold pendant earrings signed by the 19th century links of London earrings jeweler Castellany.
The exhibition is made up of selected pieces from the Nicholson Museum collection as well as links of london friendship bracelet pieces on loan from the Classics Museum at the Australian National University, the John Elliot Classics Museum at the University of Tasmania, the Museum of Ancient Cultures at Macquarie University, the RD Milnelinks of londonAntiquities Museum at the University of Queensland, the Powerhouse Museum and the private collections of Dr Monica M Jackson, Fran Keeling and Anne Schofield AM.
Beauty and Betrayal: Ancient and Neo-Classicallinks of londonJewellery will be officially opened on Wednesday 30 June with a lecture by world-renowned ancient links of london necklaces jewellery expert, Dr Monica Jackson, titled Gold from Afghanistan: rediscovered treasures from the Bactrian Silk Road.
Well-known Sydney antiquelinks of london jewellery collector and dealer Anne Schofield AM of Anne Schofield Antiques will also give a lecture, in conjunction with Beauty & Betrayal on Thursday 26 August. Bookings links of London earrings essential
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Beauty andlinks of london Betrayal: Ancient and Neo-Classicallinks of londonJewellery will be officially opened on Wednesday 30 June with a links of londonlecture by world-renowned ancient links of london necklaces jewellery expert, Dr Monica Jackson, titled Gold from Afghanistan: rediscovered treasures from the Bactrian Silk Road.
Well-known Sydney antiquelinks of london jewellery collector and dealer Anne Schofield AM of Anne Schofield Antiques will also give a lecture, in conjunction with Beauty & Betrayal on Thlinks of londonursday 26 August. Bookings links of London earrings essential