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Precious Ornamental Stones
16 December 2024 @ 6.00 pm — 7.30 pm
Free, but pre-register
A talk about the use of ornamental stones, from ancient civilisations to their revival in modern jewellery and decorative arts. The speakers are two lecturers at the L’ÉCOLE Middle East, School of Jewelry Arts; Chandra Horn, gemologist, and David Usieto Cabrera, art historian.
Above: Necklace of Sithathoryunet, Egyptian Middle Empire, c.1887-1878 BCE