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Archaeological Revival Gold Pendant | 黃金吊墜

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December 7, 09:12 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

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Archaeological Revival Gold Pendant

黃金吊墜

Designed as the head of the god Achelous, decorated with fine granulation and wirework, the reverse featuring a glazed compartment; circa 1870.

For an illustration of the Achelous pendant as well as versions by Castellani and Giuliano, see Munn, Castellani and Giuliano, pl. 83, 84 and 86.

Castellani’s version of the Achelous pendant as well as the original one from the Campana collection are also found in the catalogue Castellani and Archaeological Revival Jewelry, The Bard Graduate Center, pp. 216-217, fig. 8-25 and 8-28.

For an illustration of the original pendant see also Trésors Antiques, Bijoux de la Collection Campana, Musée du Louvre Éditions, p. 61, fig. 5-18.

For similar pendants see Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry edited by Susan Weber Soros and Stefanie Walker, pages 53 and 217 and Castellani and Giuliano: Revivalist Jewelers of the 19th Century by Geoffrey C. Munn, page 82.

The prototype for the pendant offered here is an Etruscan fifth century B.C. pendant in the form of Achelous, the river god, found at Chiusi, from the famous Campana Collection. Now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, the superb quality of the filigree and granulation on the Achelous pendant made it an inspiration for many of the 19^th century jewelers working in the Archaeological Revival style.