Experimental Archaeology: Making Reproduction Roman Earrings

[shanmonster]

About ten years ago, I studied metal arts at craft college. My focus was in the creation of jewellery and other small metal objects. I studied the history of jewellery as part of my curriculum, and we learned about ancient techniques. One of the techniques we studied was granulation. Granulation is a technique in which tiny, uniformly-sized

Comments

[clevermanka]

Those are GORGEOUS.

[the_lucky_nun]

That's still really  cool! Thank you for sharing the process.

[valkryor]

Etruscan work is amazing, but I've always had a soft spot for the Minoan and Mycenaean pieces. That's likely my Bronze Age preferences showing.

I am, though, incredibly impressed by the reproduction you've made. Brava!

[miss_colombina]

Thank you for explaining the process - gives a whole new appreciation of the ancient piece and also your reproduction.