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Red and blue resin

Posted by Betty on January 27, 2015 at 10:21pm

Daghestan temple ornament - detail showing red and blue resin used instead of stones.

Comments

Betty January 27, 2015 at 10:24pm

Lynn, this is the piece I talked about. The resin(?) looks similar to the substance used in your beautiful cuff.
Lynn Ardent January 28, 2015 at 4:35am

This is gorgeous Betty! Have you already posted it full size? Does the resin here seem like beautifully cut bakelite? It reminds me a bit of these earrings I have where one of the red stones (lower mid right) is cut plastic. Your beautiful jewel is of course much more elegant and refined.

The material on the cuff may well be bakelite or plastic, but it looks like it was melted in instead of cut and set in. Is this possible with the early plastics?
Sami Yousef February 16, 2015 at 7:59pm

I love these kind of earrings and I have a few pairs from Dagestan, they are often associated with coral tussles