Description
Gold Chandelier Earrings
Solid Sterling Silver with 18kt Gold Plate
Dimensions: Rosettes are 3/8″ wide by 9/16″ high forming a 3 3/8″ long Earring Set
Gallery Byzantium’s Byzantine Rose chandelier earrings feature two different rosette designs which are woven throughout the carved marble slabs adorning the iconostas and walls of Hosios Loukas Monastery, an architectural masterpiece of Middle Byzantine art and architecture surviving from the early 11th century in Phokis, Greece.
The ornamental rosette derives from the natural shape of the botanical rosette formed by leaves radiating out from the stem of a plant and visible even after the flower has withered. In architecture and decorative art, ornament is a decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object.
To read further about Hosios Loukas please read our blog post!
elainekgreco (verified owner) –
Stunning. They are somewhat smaller in scale than one might anticipate (remember, marble work of the type pictured on the model is smaller than the modern visage). But as long as you go in remembering this—they do NOT disappoint!! The details are crisp and appear on both sides, they are the perfect weight, and they—I lack words here, they’re just lovely. Worth every penny.