turtle juice

sometimes i found my self stealing there fame. i couldnt bare the distilled look in my audiences eyes. i craved the sensation of their laugh.

my hands arose and murdered the smallest of the three fish and i ate their seaweed, the minnows admired me.. oh how they admired me. Date: 1550-1560 renaissance Form: pendant Motif: horses, fighting scene mythical Materials: enameled gold relief, gemstones and pearls Technology: carving, enameling, stone setting, fabrication Pendant: This piece of from the renaissance period distinctly because of the 3d perspective, and the pearls. It is a fighting scene and is symbolizing courage. The piece is heightened by adding gemstones. It is more realistic. There is lots of enameling. This piece is said to be a mythical story of Bellerophon fighting the chimera. It symbolizes consuming passion that leaves the knight unscathed by the fire. The rider is impervious to sin and passion, that is symbolized by the wild beasts. The picture glorifies human self rather then a god. Date: 1300 Middle ages Form: pendant Motif: names of saints, Arms of France Materials: Rock Crystal, Silver Technology: enameling, filigree, fabrication, stone cutting Pendant: This piece is a container worn around a gold chain from the middle ages. It has carved crystal in the middle and is silver gilt. It is very gothic looking. People from these ages would hold certain perfumes in these containers so their smell could be masked. They were also believed to hold good luck. This particular vessel is pear shaped. It would seem to be divided into compartments to hold different relics. It was popular for these vessels to be enameled, with the symbol of trinity or our lady. The collar from which they were hung continued to be principal articles of costume. In some vessels when you open them it reveals a scene. Most symbolized Christianity. Date: Byzantine 10th century Form: Pendant Motif: virgin Mary, scripture Materials: silver gilt, green steatite, pearls Technology: carving, fabrication, stone setting Pendant: This piece is from the Byzantine time period, it is clearly from this period because of the pearls and the symbolization of Christianity. The Virgin Mary was very popular she is very stiff looking and unrealistic and two dimensional. At the time Romans had a large influence on the jewelelry of the Byzantine time, the skills used such as enameling and open work influenced this piece. The twisted wire was made to look bark like, and the scripture probably was holy or related to the wearer. This piece was fround in a tomb said to be worn by Charlemagne.