Gioielli di Nimphè
Gioielli di Nimphè

The jewels of 3000 years ago come back

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Jewelry is as antique as humanity (or, better, woman). And a young Italian archaeologist reproduces the jewels of antiquity ♦ ︎

Necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and especially amber fibula, feminine ornaments all strictly inspired by antiquity. A report by the Italian agency Ansa describes the work of Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia, a young Neapolitan protohistoric archaeologist who, in the workshop set up inside the Antiquarium of the Herculaneum Excavations (near Naples), illustrated the phases of modern ornaments inspired by examples of the ancient era, giving a cross-section of feminine habits and customs that still convey charm.

Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia recreates the jewels worn by Italian women of about 3000 years ago with her brand Nymphè.

Gioielli di Nimphè
Gioielli di Nimphè

Among his creations there are bronze and silver jewels created with the technique of lost wax casting, objects in amber ancient reproductions of the VIII century BC made with saws, in addition to gold-plated bronze earrings and jewelry that reproduce heads of snakes, a recurring theme in Roman jewelery. The amber is a bit ‘the strong piece of Saldalamacchia that, after a master thesis on amber fibula and a doctorate conducted at the Austrian University of Innsbruck, founded in 2017 Nymphè the first brand of jewelry inspired by archeology.
Spilla con ambra su modello di una fibula degli antichi Piceni
Spilla con ambra su modello di una fibula degli antichi Piceni

” The craftsmanship of the ornaments of different protohistoric cultures has for years been at the center of my work as an archaeologist. Together with passion and curiosity, the desire to go beyond the books and the scientific analysis of the finds grew in me “, explains Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia. ” This led me to experiment with my hands the processing of metals and other materials such as amber, thanks to the help of master goldsmiths from Campania. Thus were born the first fibula in amber, reproductions of brooches of refined crafts used by women of high rank of different cultures of the Mediterranean between the VIII and V century BC. The aim of the experimentation was both to investigate ancient processing techniques and to restore the original image of that lost beauty over time. With the amazement in his eyes more and more the dignity of these ornaments emerged as real valuable works of art born from the mixture of oriental and local traditions, Etruscan and Greek “.





Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia
Nunzia Laura Saldalamacchia

Parure ispirata a fibule da parata
Parure ispirata a fibule da parata
Spilla antica riprodotta
Spilla antica riprodotta

Nimphè, spille pre-romaniche
Nimphè, spille pre-romaniche







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