Victorian Archaeological Revival Coral Earrings
The amphora is the quintessential motif of ancient Greece and Rome, and so it is no surprise that it appears often in Etruscan and Archaeological Revival jewelry of the 19th Century. These well preserved Victorian coral earrings, circa 1870, are a stunning example. Here, coral amphorae are suspended from finely detailed, hand carved heads of Bacchus, god of wine, complete with dangling grapes. 14k gold, 1 3/4 inch length.
The amphora is the quintessential motif of ancient Greece and Rome, and so it is no surprise that it appears often in Etruscan and Archaeological Revival jewelry of the 19th Century. These well preserved Victorian coral earrings, circa 1870, are a stunning example. Here, coral amphorae are suspended from finely detailed, hand carved heads of Bacchus, god of wine, complete with dangling grapes. 14k gold, 1 3/4 inch length.
The amphora is the quintessential motif of ancient Greece and Rome, and so it is no surprise that it appears often in Etruscan and Archaeological Revival jewelry of the 19th Century. These well preserved Victorian coral earrings, circa 1870, are a stunning example. Here, coral amphorae are suspended from finely detailed, hand carved heads of Bacchus, god of wine, complete with dangling grapes. 14k gold, 1 3/4 inch length.