Details
Of stylised wave motif with planished reverse, gold (necklace with London import marks), 1990s, necklace signed Ilias Lalaounis, necklace and earrings with maker's marks (Ilias Lalaounis), red Lalaounis pouches

Size/Dimensions: necklace 37.5 cm, earrings 2.8 cm
Gross Weight: 119.3 grams
Literature
Cf. I. Lalaounis, Metamorphoses, Ekdotike Hellados, Greece, 1984, page 50 for an illustration of a necklace of this design
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According to Lalaounis, the design of these jewels is inspired by a design frequently seen on jewels and objects of the Mycenaean period, the repeated motifs portraying the incessant movement of the waves, symbolising eternity

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