'Helios Necklace' von Elisabeth Schotte Porzellanmanufaktur Reichenbach The Ancient Greek coin is

The Ancient Greek coin is a 'chalkous' from 230/200 BC

18k gold plated

rice or sand

The spines on the sepals and leaves protect the flowers

created the pendant as a tribute to the famous Hellenistic dove earrings that are now part of the Met Museum's collection

'Helios Necklace' von Elisabeth Schotte Porzellanmanufaktur Reichenbach The Ancient Greek coin isThe coin pendant of the 'Helios Necklace' was recreated from a hemidrachm, a small silver coin from Rhodes from 250 229 BC. The obverse shows the radiant head of Helios, the reverse a hibiscus flower. Helios was of great importance in antiquity as the god and personification of the sun. He was considered an omniscient witness and played an important role in mythology. Berlin based designer Elisabeth Schotte creates delicate, narrative pieces of