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This piece
is based on a style that developed around 500 BC
when the Celts were still a formidable power in
Europe. They were trading wine with the Etruscans
and were influenced by Mediterranean decorative
styles. At this time much of Greek decoration was
plant based tendrils, which the Celts abstracted
and made more fluid.
Curiously
this style developed at a time when there was a
great deal of movement among Celtic tribes, and
may have developed to reflect that physical
fluidity which must have occasioned social
changes as well. It is the prototype of the
modern 'paisley' design.
Earrings
can also be ordered singly, or as dangles or clip-ons
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Colour: Soyer turquoise 103/brown 173/174
Size: 1 1/2" long
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