The Lovers Pendant solid-gold and devotion to the gods

and devotion to the gods

it was believed to calm the flux of body and spirit alike

then closes it to keep the baby inside

and sacred prayers

the god of blacksmiths and artisans

The Lovers Pendant solid-gold and devotion to the godsBased on a 1st century CE Roman relief, The Lovers Pendant preserves an ancient kiss: two faces turned toward one another, held forever in a moment of tenderness. The larger scene has been lost to time. The bodies, setting, and story have fallen away, leaving only the kiss: a small, astonishing fragment of love that survived the ruin around it. Cast in solid gold or gold vermeil, this pendant translates an ancient image of intimacy into a wearable