Catchall: stuff i'm collecting

Finger ring

1st Century AD

Roman

Golden earrings with stones and glass

These earrings shows the Egyptian Atef crown and underneath a heart shaped pendant. They are 1.6 by 7 cm big. 

Greek, Hellenistic, 3rd or 2nd century BC. 

Fairy Throne

Luminous fungi Mycena chlorophos.

Brooch, “Kul Oba”, Fortunato Pio Castellani & Sons (ca. 1875)

Large gold pendant brooch with circular top, arched section below from which hang 11 vase-shaped pendants. Fine gold granulation work throughout. The design of this brooch, like some other pieces made by the Castellanis, is based closely on jewelry unearthed at an important archeological site at Kol Oba in Southern Russia, discovered in 1830. Drawings of the jewels, which date from the 4th century BCE, were published after their transferral to the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.

Mosaic Pavement

c. AD 200

Roman

Wood Nymphs in the Moonlight - Julius Schmid

Brooch

late 19th century

Floating Nude - Xi Pan