The Clessidra Diamond Necklace

Per correr migliori acque alza le vele
omai la navicella del mio ingegno
che lascia dietro a se mar si crudele - Purgatorio, Canto i

Reflecting on the opening lines of Purgatorio, I became fascinated by markers of time through the ages. From ancient stony sundials to the moon’s trajectory through the sky; the constellation of the
fishes in Dante’s 1300 verses, to the mariners’ 16th century water-filled clepsydras; sand-filled sabliers to the tiny watches of the 1920s, with miniscule hands gliding their way around the face.

I spent 18 months researching, collecting, reflecting and arranging fragments of the past, in order create tokens for the future: objects that may hold and suspend time, for you, in the moments before dawn. - Rosh Mahtani, OBE