Gerochristo – Dione ring in sterling silver with Green Copper
150,00€Ring in sterling silver with Gold plated parts and doublet stones.
Handcrafted jewelry made in Greece.
Dione Collection by Gerochristo
Gerochristo – Dione ring in sterling silver with Amazonite
151,00€Ring in sterling silver with Gold plated parts and doublet stones.
Handcrafted jewelry made in Greece.
Dione Collection by Gerochristo
Gerochristo – Mediterranean earrings in 925 Sterling Silver
126,00€Earrings in sterling silver.
Handcrafted jewelry made in Greece.
Mediterranean Collection by Gerochristo
Gerochristo – Mediterranean earrings in Silver
126,00€Earrings in sterling silver.
Handcrafted jewelry made in Greece.
Mediterranean Collection by Gerochristo
Stone String Necklace with Phaistos Disc
Necklace with Phaistos Discs.
Made of 925 sterling silver and gold plated.
Handmade in Greece.
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History
The Phaistos Disc is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete. Now, the island of Crete is part of modern Greece. The disc was discovered in 1908 by the Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier in the Minoan palace-site of Phaistos. While it is not clear that it is a script, most attempted decipherments assume that it is; most additionally assume a syllabary, others an alphabet or logography or a calendar, making it one of the most famous mysteries of archaeology. The disk is about 15 cm in diameter and covered on both sides with a spiral of stamped symbols. The disc features 241 tokens, comprising 45 distinct signs, which were apparently made by pressing hieroglyphic “seals” into a disc of soft clay, in a clockwise sequence spiraling toward the center of the disk. This unique object is now on display at the archaeological museum of Heraklion.
Sterling Silver Bead Bracelet with a colored Eye
Made of sterling silver 925°.
Handmade in Greece.
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Evil Eye
The symbol and superstition of the evil eye is one of the strongest symbolic images in the world. The earliest known evidence for belief in the evil eye goes back to ancient Greece and Rome. It is supposed to wear off evil to anyone who wears it and various cultures believe in that, however in Greece it’s blue because at that time blue eyes were not so common and were thought to give the evil eye, so the blue is like a mirror to them. Nowadays it’s widely known and has become a trend.
Blue Opal Ring – 925 Sterling Silver
Blue opal ring made of 925 sterling silver.
Handmade item.
Opal is the traditional October birthstone. These gems are perhaps most well known for their play of colors and have their own unique gem grading system. Opals also have one of the most divergent sets of symbolic associations. You can choose to believe they’re the luckiest or unluckiest gems in the world.
Athena Goddess Necklace – 14 K Gold and Sterling Silver
317,00€An outstanding necklace inspired by the ancient Greek tetradrachm.
Made of 14k gold and sterling silver 925°.
Handmade item. As in all handmade items, there may be small differences in weight and dimensions and this is what makes them unique and precious.
Goddess Athena and Owl – Athenian silver tetradrachm
Dracma was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history.
The tetradrachm was an Ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to fourdrachmae in Athens it replaced the earlier “heraldic” type of didrachms and it was in wide circulation from ca. 510 to ca. 38 BC.
This coin belongs to the so-called “new style Athenian coins” minted between 166 and 64 B.C. and is considered one of the most popular ancient Greek coins which illustrate the portrait of Goddess Athena on the one side and the wisdom owl on the other. Athena is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare.
Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. She’s usually shown in art wearing a helmet and holding a spear. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, and snakes. Her temples were located atop the fortified Acropolis in the central part of the city. The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is dedicated to her, along with numerous other temples and monuments. Her main festival in Athens was the Panathenaia, which was celebrated in midsummer and was the most important festival on the Athenian calendar.
In the classical Olympian pantheon, Athena was regarded as the favorite daughter of Zeus. The owl traditionally accompanies Athena. Because of such association, the owl has been used as a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. The inscriptions contain the city’s “national” appellation (“ΑΘΕ», i.e. “of the Athenians”).
