Ancient Greek hoop earrings Ionian spiral column shape on sterling silver 18 karat gold filled with pearl and Hellenic spiral column head.

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Graduation gift. Mother's Day gift. An exquisite neoclassic column shape sterling silver pair of earrings, with freshwater pearl designed by Rafael Santarosa, based on the perfection and harmony of the Parthenon architecture a monument unique in the whole world. We easily can distinguish the harmony of numbers by which it constructed. Made of sterling silver 18 karat gold filled with an 8mm natural pearl. The gold band has the shape of greek column rising up and holding a bezel with the pearl. Also avalaible with lapis lazuli.
This kind of column is the most representative architectural element of the Ionic order, one of the three ancient Greek architecture (classic era) technics. Among the other two orders the Doric and Corinthian is the most elegant and sophisticated. It consists of three separate parts, the Capital, the shaft (main column body) and the Base. The Capital is what mainly characterizes the column with the volute, a spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order. T

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