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Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song - RQP Studio
Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song - RQP Studio
Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song - RQP Studio
Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song - RQP Studio
Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song - RQP Studio
Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song - RQP Studio
Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song - RQP Studio
Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song - RQP Studio
Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song - RQP Studio
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Terpsichore - Silver Wax Seal Necklace - Goddess of Dance Music Song

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Wax seal necklace depicting Terpsichore, the muse of music, song and dance. Antique wax seal jewelry in silver.

This listing is for one necklace.

Terpsichore -
Goddess of music, song and dance.
In late classical times, when the Muses were assigned specific literary and artistic spheres, Terpsichore was named Muse of choral song and dancing, and represented with a plectrum and lyre.

This wax seal necklace is made by using an authentic antique intaglio, and this one has a particularly interesting history. The intaglio used in creating this necklace is by Giovanni Pichler, active in Rome, Italy. He was the most famous gem engraver of the second half of 1700’s.
His pieces can be viewed in the British Museum in London, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles etc.
The seal is signed in Greek letters HIXAEP, which stands for Pichler.

Giovanni Pichlers own description of the engraving;
"A dancer. From an ancient Roman painting of the thermal baths of the Emperor Constantine in Rome.”
Giovanni Pichler (1734-1791)

The Terpsichore gem engraving can be found in H. Rollets book "Die drei Meister der Gemmoglyptik Antonio, Giovanni und Luigi Pichler: eine biographisch-kunstgeschichtliche Darstellung", Wien 1874, page 37, number 225.

Harvard Art Museum has the plaster cast impression of this gem engraving.
(http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/99655)

Note:
* this listing is for one pendant and an 18" delicate sterling silver chain
* size of pendant is about 17x20mm
* gift packaged
* card with description is included

The wax seal charm necklaces are made by hand in Myrtle Beach, SC by RQP Studio.

This pendant is made of fine silver .999 (which is 99.9% pure silver), and a 18" sterling silver chain is included (sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver). Please note that the pendant has been through a oxidization process to give it an antique, vintage patina. The antique seal has been pressed into the silver by hand, and this makes each and every wax seal pendant unique. The wax seal charms are hallmarked on the reverse with the RQP logo stamp and a silver content stamp (.999) to show that the silver content is 99.9% pure silver. The wax seal necklace you will receive is similar to the ones in the pictures.

Helpful hints:
* Some of the images (above) of the wax seal necklaces have been photographed close-up. If you have a hard time imagining the size of the charms, then it can be helpful to physically draw the dimensions of the wax seal charm on a piece of paper.
*You can type in the words "mm to in" into Google's search box, that will give you a quick converter if you prefer the dimensions measured in inches.