Antique 10K & Carved Shell Cameo Demeter Brooch charm ring carved paste amethyst

carved paste amethyst

Fun to wear with any outfit

During the mourning period of one year

The gorgeous things are further decorated with sleek black enamel and have little flowers fashioned of diamonds and seed pearls

made circa 1960s

Antique 10K & Carved Shell Cameo Demeter Brooch charm ring carved paste amethystDemeter, the middle daughter of Cronus and Rhea, was the Ancient Greek goddess of grain and agriculture, one of the original Twelve Olympians. Her grief over her daughter Persephone who has to spend one third of the year with her husband Hades in the Underworld is the reason why there is winter; her joy when she gets her back coincides with the fertile spring and summer months. Demeter and Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian