Silver Byzantine Necklace Long 1617

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Pendant and clips sterling silver, 22 carat gold plated..

Silver plates were shaped by hand-cut and -hammered by a grand bazaar craftsman who in his childhood , had spent a lot of time in Istanbul archeology museum because of his mother's duty.

Master was inspired by the various ornaments used in churches, monuments, plates and banners in the Ottoman and Byzantine empires, witnessed by the historical peninsula.

This necklace was inspired by early Byzantine pennants and Sultanahmet Hippodrome ornaments.