28 Double-Sided Solid Silver Ornate Byzantine Hagia Sophia Cross
A uniquely characteristic Byzantine ornate 'cross pattée' cross from...
1214 Syracuse Arethousa/Artemis/Persephone Coin Pendant with Greek Key Pattern / Meander (L)
Head of Artemis-Arethusa, or Persephone l., hair bound with wreath of...
253/B Alexander the Great portait coin King Lysimachos
The obverse shows the head of Alexander the Great, wearing horn of...
275 Chalkidian League god Apollo and Lyre/kithara
Macedon, Olynthos. Chalkidian League. Circa 395-392 BC. AR Tetradrachm....
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BYZANTINE / TEMPLAR CROSS BROOCH FROM STERLING SILVER (#18)
PRIMORDIAL MEANDER BROOCH (#96)
MINOAN OCTOPUS BROOCH (#206)
Our Ancient brooch collection is beautifully detailed and comes from a vast scope of periods and themes to impress even the most avid pin collector! Sterling silver, as our preferred metal, is in it’s own right closely associated to spirituality. Furthermore it can obtain a vibrant or dramatic appearance due to it’s natural properties when it is treated accordingly with processes that provide it with a deep and rich patina. In our effort to provide reproductions that are as true as possible to the original artifacts, we treat silver with the same sulphuric compounds and techniques used by silversmiths at the time of Byzantium that have been passed down to us through countless generations of old-school artisans. Among our brooch collection you can find Ancient Greek, Minoan, Mycenean and Byzantine designs as well as beautiful brooches from asia-minor.
Our Ancient brooch collection is beautifully detailed and comes from a vast scope of periods and themes to impress even the most avid pin collector! Sterling silver, as our preferred metal, is in it’s own right closely associated to spirituality. Furthermore it can obtain a vibrant or dramatic appearance due to it’s natural properties when it is treated accordingly with processes that provide it with a deep and rich patina. In our effort to provide reproductions that are as true as possible to the original artifacts, we treat silver with the same sulphuric compounds and techniques used by silversmiths at the time of Byzantium that have been passed down to us through countless generations of old-school artisans. Among our brooch collection you can find Ancient Greek, Minoan, Mycenean and Byzantine designs as well as beautiful brooches from asia-minor.
Large brooch featuring the ionic architectural rhythm in columns by which many famous monuments were built by including the Parthenon.
As with all of Alexander's imperial tetradrachms, the obverse of the above coin depicts a young (beardless) Herakles/Hercules wearing a lion skin headdress, with the lion's paws tied at his neck.
The ancient Greeks idolized intellect and spirit, while gods shared mortal passions and flaws to make themselves more accessible to humans. Beauty and harmony were truly at the heart of the ancient Greek civilization. This never fails to inspire our intellectual, scientific and spiritual worlds.
Each jewel uncovers an epic highlight from 5000 years of self-decoration and is curated with passion since 1928 by the Vaphiadis family, a virtuoso signature in the field for 5 generations. Our jewelry collection has been consistently preferred by various royalties, heads of state and international personalities and is also sold through a host of top world class museums such as the Louvre.
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