Semantics of the Word Jewel by Manuel Vilhena
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Published: 26.01.2006
Pendant: Untitled, 2018
Ebony, elderberry, sleel, polypropylene.
12 x 6 x 3 cm
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What is the concept of the word jewel? For over forty years now, the artistic drive in the jewellery scene tries to shape a term that stands for any object whose primary function is to be worn by the human body.
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