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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1858904, member: 56859&quot;]Not strictly numismatic but numismatic-related...</p><p><br /></p><p>I do a bit of jewelrymaking and metalsmithing and would like to make some earrings in the style of Arethusa.&nbsp; Her earrings are most often depicted as &#039;triple drop&#039;.&nbsp; Here are a few examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]312048[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve not seen any ancient artifacts of this earring style nor any ancient art (in color) depicting them.&nbsp; I have some questions.</p><ul> <li>Do you think they are all metal, or might some of the components be carved gemstone (lapis, for instance)</li> <li>Do you think the metal is silver?&nbsp; Gold?</li> </ul><p>It&#039;s also hard to tell the shape of the top component(s) since I&#039;m looking at her earrings on coins rather than full 3D.&nbsp; In some, the top component(s) look like bars and in others, the way the die is carved makes me think it is a round or oval disc (think button-shaped, viewed on edge).</p><p><br /></p><p>They all seem to have a center drop of larger size and it resembles an elongated inverted drop (upside down bowling pin).&nbsp; Two skinny elongated drops are on either side.&nbsp; However, in some depictions it looks like there could be four skinny elongated drops surrounding the central &#039;bowling pin&#039;-- one superimposed on the central dangle and one behind it with one on either side, which could make sense if the top components are round rather than flat or bar-shaped.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d love to hear your opinions.&nbsp; Better yet, color pictures of ancient art showing her earrings.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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