1930s Venice Souvenir Token lost classics and turquoise

and turquoise

a sliding T-bar

and the band itself is crafted in buttery 18 carat gold

It's built around a deep teal blue scarab beetle carved from faience

5mm (height) by 25

1930s Venice Souvenir Token lost classics and turquoiseThe Lion of Saint Mark has been the emblem of Venice for over 1000 years, and during that time the Adriatic lagoon city has experienced one of the wildest rise and fall arcs in all of history. The bones of Saint Mark the Evangelist have been held in the Basilica di San Marco in Venice since they were stolen Alexandria in 828 AD by two Venetian merchants. But this is where the story takes an unexpected turn: are the remains held in the Tomb of Saint