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<p>[QUOTE="Jivvy, post: 590913, member: 8184"]Well, I suppose the fact that they have kept all their dangly bits, that wire frame, and the stems intact for 1500 years is a minor miracle.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I find myself wondering about is all of the wire in general. It looks like modern wire... and while I know there are examples of ancient jewelry with wire wrapping (my knowledge comes from a very brief and failed hobby, so it is suspect), I'm not sure the wire looked so perfectly like modern wire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jivvy, post: 590913, member: 8184"]Well, I suppose the fact that they have kept all their dangly bits, that wire frame, and the stems intact for 1500 years is a minor miracle. What I find myself wondering about is all of the wire in general. It looks like modern wire... and while I know there are examples of ancient jewelry with wire wrapping (my knowledge comes from a very brief and failed hobby, so it is suspect), I'm not sure the wire looked so perfectly like modern wire.[/QUOTE]
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