
Cicada
Greek bronze cicada brooch
18/18
Collection completedArchive
Atelier Numen
18k gold jewellery built around a documented antiquity — a Roman vitrum, an Egyptian faience, a Phoenician eye. Made to order, from $925.
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Available now
Contemporary jewellery made around a documented historical centrepiece. These are the works currently open for acquisition.

Roman vitrum ring
12/15
View Artifact$975 · made to order · duties not included

Egyptian faience earring
16/20
View ArtifactNot exportable to the US

Phoenician eye bracelet
5/12
View Artifact$925 · made to order · duties not included

Greek bronze cicada brooch
18/18
Collection completedArchive

Roman coin fragment pendant
14/14
Collection completedArchive

Roman glass tessera ring
22/22
Collection completedArchive

Phoenician eye-bead pendant
16/16
Collection completedArchive

Egyptian faience ear cuff
12/12
Collection completedArchive
One of these three cannot be exported to the United States. Egyptian faience leaves the country under a licence that is not issued for private sale. The work continues on it — ask to be told the day it changes.
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Every unique piece has found its custodian. There is no waiting list and no reissue: the next one is a different object. It is described to this address first.
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The unique objects placed with their custodians. Their records remain as a history of the house.



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Placed collections
Completed editions, kept here as a record of the historical elements that have passed through the house.

Greek bronze cicada brooch
Collection completedArchive

Roman coin fragment pendant
Collection completedArchive

Roman glass tessera ring
Collection completedArchive

Phoenician eye-bead pendant
Collection completedArchive

Egyptian faience ear cuff
Collection completedArchive
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