Leda and the Swan Pendant Sapphire A talisman for loyalty

A talisman for loyalty

Infatuated and overcome with desire

An astute political strategist

especially those thought to cloud intimacy or hinder fertility

Leda and the Swan Pendant Sapphire A talisman for loyaltyCommon Era's pieces are always inspired by my travels, my love of history and classical mythology. I visited the ruins of Pompeii on my honeymoon in 2021 and became entranced by the newly unearthed fresco of Leda and the Swan found in a home on Regio V (pictured in the slideshow). The fresco is unique in that it shows Leda differently than she has been previously depicted, Pompeii's chief archeologist Massimo Osanna said, "It sends a message of