Victorian Jet Wheat Sheaf Pendant gents combining two prominent motifs of

combining two prominent motifs of the time

Stone: "Turgite" (hematite and/or goethite)

She represented the 'civilised' and 'intellectual' side of war - the virtues of justice and skill - whereas Ares

and used again and again until they ultimately began to rot

DJE Maker's Mark

Victorian Jet Wheat Sheaf Pendant gents combining two prominent motifs ofAt first glance, this pairing might seem somewhat odd: the wheat sheaf and black Whitby jet. The latter is normally associated with mourning jewellery, but wheat is an age old symbol of fertility and abundance. When viewed in the context of mourning, we have to dig a little deeper into the Classical mythology. Through the story of Ceres Demeter, the cyclical nature of the seasons, of sowing and the harvest, of Proserpina Persephone's abduction to the