Af1973,07.1-2

Resonance Series

Acrylic on Canvas

37 X 47 Inches

Executed in 2024

Description

Pendant (1) lost-wax cast in gold set into dish (2) made of silver-gilt.

(1) Flat uni-facial star-shaped pendant (awisiado/ewisiado) with raised conical boss, decorated with repoussé work. Boss embellished with six raised loops that are positioned vertically with the wider ends towards the base. Boss surrounded by concentric circle which is enclosed by repoussé work sixteen-lobed circle. Main ground decorated with symmetrical pattern of repoussé work scrolls interspersed with foliage. Border consists of five concentric circles of narrow width decorated with alternating plain circles and circles decorated with incised parallel lines and zig-zag patterns. Rim has a corolla of twenty evenly-spaced points projecting outwards from its outer edge, all of which are surmounted by a hollow cast gold finial, and decorated with a series of internally nested triangles, some of which are decorated with incised lines. Two rectangular section suspension lugs have been cut or flattened in order to secure the disc, by means of a bolted screw, to the underside of the dish.

(2) Dish has bands of concentric decoration comprising elaborate applied relief motifs and gadrooning. Inner border of foliate ornament echoes the motifs on the disc pendant.