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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 11588180, member: 5833&quot;]How high is high?&nbsp; As Marie has posted, rock crystal is colorless quartz.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ah, not something I could tell from photo.&nbsp; The one necklace I have with faceted beads strung on chain like this is lead crystal, with lots of fire.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have never seen this. What was the context?&nbsp; Engraved gems specifically?&nbsp; Or art more generally?&nbsp; When it comes to symbolism, there is plenty that is open to interpretation, but in this case, I am prepared to say that this is just wrong.&nbsp; The use of the butterfly to represent the soul (psyche) dates back to antiquity and was picked up again by neoclassical artists such as John Gibson:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]545626[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In art, Persephone/Proserpina is most often shown being abducted by Hades/Pluto, or with the pomegranate that led to her permanent captivity.&nbsp; In glyptics the main source of imagery is coinage.&nbsp; This decadrachm from ancient Syracuse shows her conventional attributes: a grain stalk, not yet ripe, in her hair; tripartite earrings; pearl necklace; dolphins in the field around her.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]545640[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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