Robert Sekulovich Fine Jewelry designs:

the MinorMasterPieces Collection

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and now for a closer look… 

US $ 60

P1 Alexander by Lysimachus pendant From a greek silver four drachma coin of king Lysimachus of Thrace from around 300 B.C., showing what is thought to be the first realistic portrait of a mortal human being ever, that of Alexander the Great, whose successor the issuer was. The ram's horn seen on his head is a symbol of divinity, as the great conqueror was declared a god soon after his death. On the reverse is the seated figure of Athena, a type copied through the ages even to our Seated Liberty silver dollars in America.

US $30

P91 Celtic-Byzantine Fusion Cross This delicate openwork cross tries to answer the question "what would a cross made at the borderlands of the Byzantine Empire far to the north by the lands of the Celts have looked like?" On the one hand, the shapes are greek: the four lobes of equal size, the suggestion of a trilobed floral motif...but the strips of silver making it up pass above and belneath each other in a wickerwork reminiscent of the knotted celtic style. Light, airy---elegant.

US $50

P62 Poseidon with Trident pendant This image of the mighty brother of Zeus, lord of the seas comes from a Roman engraved gemstone dating from the first century AD. The confident god gazes serenely over the sea leaning on his signiature trident, a beautiful evocation of majesty and masculinity.

US $ 75

P55 Gryphon pendant The mythical Gryphon, a blend of royal beasts the lion and the eagle was said to guard Zeus's treasure-cave. We find it here ornamented by a cabochon garnet, symbolising its egg.  The coin is from the Greek city state of Abdera, the original dating from the fourth century B.C. With an 18k gold overlay on the sterling silver bezel.

US $ 50

P11 Pegasus of Corinth pendant From a Greek silver two drachma coin of Corinth from around 300 B.C. showing Pegasus in flight. On the reverse can be seen the helmeted head of Athena facing right. The Southwest inspiration for the bezel-frame was suggested by the familiar Mobil Oil signs still to be seen there today.

US $ 30

P58 Helios the Sun God The face of the benevolent sun gazes down at us from this pendant, after a coin of Rhodes, circa 200 B.C. The famous giant statue called the Colossus of Rhodes depicted him hundreds of feet high in the town harbor--a sight so magnificent as to have earned the enormous bronze a place among the Seven Wonders of the World.

US $40

P64 Byzantine Cross The bronze original of this striking crucifix, dating from the eighth century A.D. was hinged, opening to reveal the holy relics of a saint within.  Reliquary crosses such as these were greatly sought after treasures believed to protect their owners from harm.

US $50

P41 Antinous pendant Images from two Roman bronze coins have been joined back to back to make this unique love token. The Emperor Hadrian was captivated by the beauty of Antinous, a greek youth whom he took as his lover. When they were in Egypt, a seer foretold the boy's causing the Emperor's death to him. To avert the prophecy the lad threw himself into the Nile and was devoured by crocodiles. Grief stricken, Hadrian declared him a god, building temples to his worship all over the empire. He also commemorated his lost love on coins, one of which has been brought to join one of his own here. Both are from about 130 A.D.

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