{"title":"Gardens of Myth","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGardens and myth have long held a place in the hearts and minds of civilizations ancient and modern. Highly symbolic, they are infused with spiritual desires, aspirations and a profound connection to the natural world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are the essence of sacred spaces, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eallowing connection with the divine, place for reflection, meditation and solace. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross time and culture, mythical gardens serve as places for rituals, gathering and preserving traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to our Garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eagle-headed-god-amulet-charm","title":"Gnostic Magical Amulet","description":"\u003cp\u003eI love this carving, the original person who commissioned this clearly did too. The original intaglio wa\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003es carved in jasper on the reverse side of an ancient Gnostic magical gem, sometime between the 1st - 6th B.C. It had quite an eclectic and international character, as the imagery, a fantastical eagle headed god, was mostly Egyptian, the letters Greek, the god's dress Roman, the angelic names Jewish. The carving and detail were carefully done and very fine. This would have been quite an expensive commission for the time, suggesting perhaps that the owner had some significant expectations of the gem's protective and amuletic powers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChain is available separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne-of-a-kind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AtelierWolff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37227097096341,"sku":"C19","price":2464.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/9460\/9979\/files\/Eagle_Headed_God_Amulet_C19_View_1_df0bcb9e-b630-4d2b-91fb-d1e94ead127a.png?v=1788671501"},{"product_id":"scorpion-amulet-charm","title":"Scorpion Amulet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScorpions were believed to have apotropaic qualities, which is a rather long way of saying they were believed to hold magical powers to turn away bad luck and evil influences, so they appeared often as amulets and good luck charms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe renowned Great Signet Ring of Horemheb, the last Pharaoh of Egypt's 18th Dynasty, was the inspiration behind this charm. Horemheb's solid gold signet ring is notable for its size and quality of workmanship. It is especially known for its four-sided rectangular rotating bezel, each side engraved differently - a crocodile, a scorpion, a lion and his coronation name. The size of the ring indicates that it wasn't designed to be worn, rather it served as a seal for applying official stamps, hence the engravings. The ring is held by the Musee du Louvre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor all Scorpios, assertive yet ethereal, the scorpion is carved on Ataléia rock crystal from Brazil, renowned for its clarity, and the perfect medium for this hand carved and 24 karat gold gilded scorpion. C\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehain is available separately. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order; please allow 6-8 weeks for its creation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AtelierWolff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37227202674837,"sku":"C17","price":1870.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/9460\/9979\/files\/Scorpion_Charm_C17_View_1.png?v=1786591293"},{"product_id":"cylinder-seal-amulet-pendant","title":"Marginalia Cylinder Seal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe original cylinder seals were impression stamps, used by everyone from royalty to slaves.  They were a form of signature, used to authorize transactions, notarize clay documents, control the movement and storage of goods, act as protective amulets and as signs of personal identity or professional affiliation. \u003cspan\u003eMany of them are of the highest artistic quality, illustrating mythological subjects and often accompanied by cuneiform inscriptions identifying the owner. \u003c\/span\u003eThey were carved from hardstones, such as jasper, chalcedony, agate, obsidian, carnelian and hematite, and some were a form of engraved gem. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA seal was a prized possession, and its loss was taken as seriously as losing a credit card or identity theft is taken today. \u003cspan\u003eMost seals had a hole running through the centre, and they were thought to have typically been worn on a necklace to be always available when needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough inspired by ancient cylinder seals from Mesopotamia, the carvings on this modern-day seal were taken from the decorated margins around on the pages of medieval illuminated manuscripts (called marginalia) held at the Getty Museum. Granulated caps fit over each end of the seal, the lower one cradling a rich rubellite tourmaline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chain is not included and is available separately. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne-of-a-kind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AtelierWolff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37233907957909,"sku":"P14","price":6060.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/9460\/9979\/files\/Cylinder_Seal_Amulet_P14_View_1.png?v=1786590545"},{"product_id":"pegasus-charm","title":"Pegasus the Winged Horse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to the early Greek myths, everywhere Pegasus the Winged Horse struck his hoof to the earth, a water spring burst forth. One such day, Pegasus was peacefully drinking from such a spring when Bellepheron, who became King of Corinth, captured him and then used him in his battle against the Chimera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are varying tales about how Bellerophon found Pegasus; the most common \u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-11\" rel=\"dc:references\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003ebeing that the goddess Athena gave Bellerophon a golden bridle with which to catch and eventually tame Pegasus. Pegasus became a civic symbol in Corinth, and his image was struck on its famed silver Staters, in turn inspired this carving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order; please allow 8-10 weeks for its creation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AtelierWolff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37234002034837,"sku":"C20","price":3330.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/9460\/9979\/files\/Pegasus_Charm_C20_View_1.png?v=1786594792"},{"product_id":"snake-charm","title":"Snake Amulet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince antiquity, the snake has been a powerful and enduring symbol of healing, transformation, wisdom and immortality and was commonly used in protective charms and amulets. Some of those symbols are so enduring that today, the Rod of Asclepius, a serpent entwined about a rod or staff, is universally associated with medicine and health care. The ouroboros, a serpent or dragon eating its own tail, an ancient symbol for the cycle of life, death and rebirth, continues to be popular.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis dainty hand carved snake was inspired by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe crawling snake found on the reverse of an ancient Greek rock crystal scarab signet ring from the Archaic period (600-500 B.C.) The rock crystal comes from Ataléia in Brazil which is noted for its exceptional clarity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eote that the chain is available separately. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order; please allow 6-8 weeks for its creation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AtelierWolff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37234016125077,"sku":"C18","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/9460\/9979\/files\/Snake_Amulet_C18_View_1.png?v=1786592479"},{"product_id":"winged-lion-pendant","title":"The Winged Lion Roundel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe lion's protective nature is well documented in myth and poetry, having the role as a guardian figure in sacred spaces. Lion statues and carvings adorn the entrances of palaces and tombs, as protectors against malevolent or evil spirits and forces. Such guardianship extends to the protection of knowledge and wisdom, at libraries and universities lion statues often flank the entrance, symbolizing the role of these institutions as guardians of knowledge and protectors of intellectual pursuits. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original\u003cspan\u003e snarling horned and winged lion roundel that inspired this charm was found at Hamadan at Tepe Hagamatana - the site of ancient Ecbatana and summer residence of the Achaemenid kings - and is dated between 550-330 B.C. That lion, worked in gold repousse, is a tribute to the exceptional skill of Achaemenid goldsmiths. The back of its body and the slender twisted wire that surrounds it bear sixteen tiny loops for attachment to clothing or other textiles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original roundel is held at \u003c\/span\u003ethe Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures at the University of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContemporaneous Greek historians often spoke of the incredible wealth of the Persians, and Herodotus wrote that King Xerxes' troops were \"adorned with the greatest magnificence...they glittered all over with gold, vast quantities of which they wore about their persons.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBold and beautiful, this charm is carved from Ataléia rock crystal from Brazil, which is noted for its exceptional clarity, and gilded with 24 karat gold leaf. 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