Bracelets, 4th-6th Centuries A.D.
Gold, jade, garnet, topaz, enamel: forging, engraving, granulation, encrustation
Treasures of the Sarmatians: Bracelets
Bracelets, 4th-6th Centuries A.D.
Gold, jade, garnet, topaz, enamel: forging, engraving, granulation, encrustation
Signing Realms of Gold in Exeter Chapel
The Chapel, Exeter College, Oxford--tapestry is by Burne-Jones-William Morris , both had been students at Exeter College
Tome Tender Reviews Realms of Gold
Realms of Gold by Terry Stanfill
by Terry Stanfill
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Terry Stanfill’s Realms of Gold is part suspense, part mystery, and part romance all in one book, so pay attention to the details, and trust me, realms of Gold is full of rich detail! Giovanni Di Serlo and Bianca Caldwell meet at a wedding in Italy, discovering how much they have in common. He is an Italian archeologist working on a secret dig in Puglia, Italy while she writes articles for an art magazine, getting her inspiration from dreams and visions-a gift passed down through the generations. Bianca is immediately smitten with Giovanni, who is reluctant to share more than a polite cup of coffee with this plain woman. Their common ground is the beauty of history and its many mysteries waiting to be uncovered. When Bianca’s dreams and visions of a woman named Zatoria cause her to contact Giovanni after they have each returned to their own lives, they begin a journey together that leads them on a path that connects the Vix Krater, an ancient bronze vessel to the legend of King Arthur and the Holy Grail. As these two become more involved in ancient history, they begin a romantic journey of their own that binds their hearts as well as their minds.
Terry Stanfill takes us into the hearts and minds of these two people as they travel Europe on a quest through time unlocking the doors of history in this character driven novel. Her writing is dreamlike, with rich scenes, and intense emotional tension. The pace is relaxed and slowly pulls us through on soft waves of well-written prose. As history unfolds, it is plain to see that Terry Stanfill has done her homework in creating this well-crafted tale, making it an intriguing historical read and an unconventional romance with a taste of mystery and quiet adventure.
A Celtic solid gold bracelet, Iron Age, circa 1000 B.C. Just sold in London.
LONDON.- An exquisite solid gold bracelet made over 3000 years ago at the dawn of the European Iron Age was among the highlights of the Antiquities sale on Thursday 2 May, at Christie’s South Kensington.
The heavy gold bracelet ... features superb works of art that embrace the cultures of Egypt, Greece, Rome and the Near East.
The design of the bracelet, made with over half a kilo of high-purity gold, clearly demonstrates the technological advancements of the Iron Age. The new use of iron around 1000 B.C. brought two huge benefits to the goldsmith. Furnaces capable of achieving the high temperatures necessary for iron production provided craftsmen with the technology to melt larger masses of gold than before, while tools made out of the iron itself allowed craftsmen to become increasingly bold and ambitious with their designs.
The stunning piece of jewellery, featuring an intricate geometric pattern, was originally discovered in Portugal, part of the Iberian Peninsula where other museum-quality pieces were also uncovered during the mid-20th Century.
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