A customer bring back from his last trip to Petra (Jordan) a antique nabatean coin dated from around 10 BC to 40 AD and he wanted it to be set in rose gold as a pendant. I was so honoured to work with such historic piece!
To reveal the inscription and the motifs, I had to proceed to a light restorat
ion, but in making sure to keep the particular green patina: to clean it without denaturing it was a very important aspect for me.
Then, my biggest challenge was to make a oval pendant giving the illusion of smoothness using this very irregular coin.
To be able achieve this objective, I choosed the lost wax technique that allow me to cheat with the form and make sure that the coin would be securely set in place.
For more informations and video about the making process, please visit my Instgram profile: marie__labreche.
Necklace
polishing, Wax carving, lost wax technique
Rose gold
The coin is in bronze
