Leda and the Swan Pendant Sapphire The band flows organically around

The band flows organically around the stone

A talisman for loyalty

Hatshepsut was not only the first female pharaoh

as a war prize

An astute political strategist

Leda and the Swan Pendant Sapphire The band flows organically aroundCommon 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