Handmade Athena cameo earrings.
This cameo represents the Goddess Athena or Minerva in Roman. Athena is the Goddess of Justice, Wisdom, Warfare, Divine Intelligence, Architecture and Crafts.
She's usually shown in art wearing a helmet and holding a spear. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion (amulet showing Medusa's head).
Athena was believed to have been born from the head of her father Zeus.
In Latin her name is Minerva.
 
AVAILABLE IN:
      • Gold bronze: solid jeweler gold bronze charms and 14k gold filled ear wire,
      • Gold plated: 14k gold plated over solid jeweler gold bronze charms and 14k gold filled ear wire
 
DETAILS:
- Handmade cameo
- Solid  jeweler gold bronze cameos. 
- Reproduction of a 17th c. Victorian Grand Tour cameo. 
- The cameos are about 35 mm x 25 mm
- Different 14k gold filled ear wire.
- Gold filled has 100 times more gold than plated thus does not rub or peel off.
- Nickel free
- Each piece is fired individually thus sizes and colors may vary slightly from the listed pictures.
 
Bronze has been valued since antiquity for its strength and warm, golden tone. Over time, it naturally oxidizes—much like silver—creating a rich patina that adds depth and character. Its original luster can be easily restored with a jeweler’s polishing cloth as needed.