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Planetarium
Heliocentric planetarium with Earth and the (symbols of the) seven sky objects that are visible with the naked eye. These seven objects move differently than all the (other) celestial objects we see. In ancient Greece they were therefor called ‘planetes’ (‘wanderers’). They are the sun, the moon, and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and
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Lunula Amulet Pectoral
Lunula – or crescent shaped – amulets were worn to ward off evil. This piece is based on a Thracian pectoral from the 4th or 3rd century BCE. It is composed of sections of torded silver wire alternating with rings and three large discs. Under each of the three discs three lunula pendants suspended with
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Roman Sun & Moon Necklace
Silver chain necklace with 70 double figure-of-eight links, a crescent shape pendant (moon symbol) and a clasp in the form of a four-spoked wheel (sun symbol). When the necklace is worn double around the neck, the clasp and pendant take up their correct opposite positions, the former at the back and the latter at the
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La Catrina
La Catrina is a chatelaine jewel inspired by the Mexican Dìa de Muertos. The belt element is a decorated skull, representing the figure of ‘La Catrina’, who goes back to the Aztec goddess of the underworld, Mictēcacihuātl. The flickering teeth that hang down from the skull refer to this goddess, who was often shown with her