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LATE ROMAN JEWELLERY AND EARLY MIDDLE AGES. In late-Roman, gothic and Byzantine jewellery, the gold’s splendour acquires further value thanks to fretwork and chisel work (Aurum interrasile). In the picture above: Roman earring in a Jewish style ( Cagliari, national museum, fourth century).Filigree earrings ( Taranto, National museum, end of …

And the weaver said, “Speak to us of clothes.” And he answered: “Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, but they do not hide that which is unbeautiful. And though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy, you may find in them an armour and chain. If only you could …