Aurora the Goddess of Dawn (also know as Eos) stunning Roman mythological pendants in patinated fine silver and gold vermeil (please see the other listing for the gold vermeil). 3.1cm (1 1/4 inches) in width and height with a pretty bail on the back for the chain to go through. The patinated silver pendant has a Spiga style chain, both are 46cm long or 18 inches.
These Aurora Goddess with her horses picture pendants are created using a mould that was taken from a Victorian button that I was lucky enough to find and I thought what a lovely pendant could be made from it.
They are made using fine silver metal clay which captures the detail beautifully, fine silver metal clay is 99.9% silver versus sterling which is 92.5%, it was first created by the Japanese in gold and then silver, it is microscopic particles of silver mixed with a clay binder that can be sculpted, textured, folded etc. it is then dried and fired, the binder burns away and the metal particles fuse together leaving a metal piece, in this case fine silver.
Gold vermeil is thickly coated gold over silver, it wears very well as it is not flash plated. The silver pendant is lightly patinated to create a vintage look.
In Roman mythology, Aurora renews herself every morning and flies across the sky, announcing the arrival of the sun.
Aurora appears most often in poetry with one of her mortal lovers. A myth taken from the Greek by Roman poets tells that one of her lovers was the prince of Troy, Tithonus. Tithonus was a mortal, and would therefore age and die. Wanting to be with her lover for all eternity, Aurora asked Jupiter to grant immortality to Tithonus. Jupiter granted her wish, but she failed to ask for eternal youth to accompany his immortality, and he became forever old. Aurora turned him into a cicada.

In 'On Imagination,' by Phillis Wheatley.

'From Tithon's bed now might Aurora rise,
'Her cheeks all glowing with celestial dies,
'While a pure stream of light o'erflows the skies.

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