Cleopatra handwriting pendant, set with a lapis lazuli cabochon
19.5mm × 12mm oval pendant, available in sterling silver or gold vermeil
For those who make things happen.
The source:
This pendant carries what is believed to be the only surviving sample of Cleopatra's handwriting in existence.
The document is Papyrus Bingen 45 — formally known as Papyrus Berlin 25239, held in the Neues Museum in Berlin. Dated to February 23, 33 BC, it is a royal decree granting tax exemption to Publius Canidius, a close associate of Mark Antony, permitting him to export 10,000 artabas of wheat and import 5,000 amphorae of wine annually, free of customs duties. The decree was written by a court scribe. At the bottom, in a different hand, is a single Greek word: γινέσθωι. Ginesthoi. So be it. Make it happen.
Historians believe this word — and only this word on the entire document — is Cleopatra's own handwriting. The last ruling monarch of ancient Egypt, approving a decree for her lover's general, two years before the Battle of Actium. One word. Absolute authority.
That word is on this pendant. In Cleopatra’s actual handwriting.
The stone:
Lapis lazuli was the prestige stone of the ancient world — ground into ultramarine, the most expensive pigment in medieval Europe; found in the tomb of Tutankhamun; traded across the ancient world from its source in the mines of Afghanistan. In Cleopatra's Egypt, lapis was a stone of royal and divine authority. The deep blue with its golden pyrite inclusions — a night sky, a stone that looks like it contains the cosmos — was inseparable from the imagery of power and the sacred.
The cabochon cut is deliberate: it maximises the stone's colour and depth, and foregrounds the natural pyrite inclusions rather than hiding them.
The talisman:
Wear this when you need to act decisively. Not when you're certain — certainty is a luxury. When the situation requires a single word of authority and you are the only one who can give it. Ginesthoi. Make it so.
Materials:
Engraved oval pendant, lapis lazuli cabochon
Available in sterling silver and gold vermeil
All of our pieces are handmade in London to order. Current lead time is two weeks.
Cleopatra handwriting pendant, set with a lapis lazuli cabochon
19.5mm × 12mm oval pendant, available in sterling silver or gold vermeil
For those who make things happen.
The source:
This pendant carries what is believed to be the only surviving sample of Cleopatra's handwriting in existence.
The document is Papyrus Bingen 45 — formally known as Papyrus Berlin 25239, held in the Neues Museum in Berlin. Dated to February 23, 33 BC, it is a royal decree granting tax exemption to Publius Canidius, a close associate of Mark Antony, permitting him to export 10,000 artabas of wheat and import 5,000 amphorae of wine annually, free of customs duties. The decree was written by a court scribe. At the bottom, in a different hand, is a single Greek word: γινέσθωι. Ginesthoi. So be it. Make it happen.
Historians believe this word — and only this word on the entire document — is Cleopatra's own handwriting. The last ruling monarch of ancient Egypt, approving a decree for her lover's general, two years before the Battle of Actium. One word. Absolute authority.
That word is on this pendant. In Cleopatra’s actual handwriting.
The stone:
Lapis lazuli was the prestige stone of the ancient world — ground into ultramarine, the most expensive pigment in medieval Europe; found in the tomb of Tutankhamun; traded across the ancient world from its source in the mines of Afghanistan. In Cleopatra's Egypt, lapis was a stone of royal and divine authority. The deep blue with its golden pyrite inclusions — a night sky, a stone that looks like it contains the cosmos — was inseparable from the imagery of power and the sacred.
The cabochon cut is deliberate: it maximises the stone's colour and depth, and foregrounds the natural pyrite inclusions rather than hiding them.
The talisman:
Wear this when you need to act decisively. Not when you're certain — certainty is a luxury. When the situation requires a single word of authority and you are the only one who can give it. Ginesthoi. Make it so.
Materials:
Engraved oval pendant, lapis lazuli cabochon
Available in sterling silver and gold vermeil
All of our pieces are handmade in London to order. Current lead time is two weeks.
