ANGIE ATKINS 2,000 year old Roman Glass shards
Angie Atkins is a 42 year-old, award winning, maverick jewelry designer and the sole owner of Angie Olami, Inc. She founded Angie Olami 18 years ago after earning a B.A. in English at Yale University, studying Russian literature at the University of St. Petersburg, working on an archaeological dig in Israel, trekking in Nepal, and living in southern Spain. A Chicago-born, globe-roaming, quatro-lingual traveler, Atkins has long sifted through the rubble and myths of lost civilizations to find the subterranean history of amulets. From her travels and research, she has designed sterling silver jewelry and 14k gold collections based on the ancient languages, symbols, and cultures of Israel, Mesopotamia, Greece, Dante's medieval Florence, and Byzantine, and Roman mosaics for her Mosaica Collection. Angie Olami's Jewelry is made primarily in Israel by a small group of handpicked master craftsmen. Many pieces are also made in her studio in Montclair, NJ. It is available through galleries, museums, and specialty boutiques in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Materials include sterling silver, fourteen karat gold, semi-precious and precious stones, pearls, ancient glass from the Roman Period, Murano glass beads from Italy, and Czechoslovakian crystal.
The rare shards of Roman glass set in this Angie Olami jewelry are 2,000 years old. They have been unearthed by archeologists in Israel on ancient city sites that were once part of the Roman Empire. The iridescent colors have evolved gradually over the centuries as part of the glass's chemical reaction to the sun, the water, and the earth in which it was buried. (Today, it's best to keep the glass dry, as water may alter or impair the shimmery patina). The designs for the settings are based on artifacts and drawings also discovered on archeological digs in Israel. All of Angie Olami's Roman Glass jewelry is hand cut from different fragments which makes each piece truly one of a kind.
The settings and findings are Sterling Silver. All jewelry is handmade in Israel and imported by Angie Olami
CARE: Do not get it wet or touch the glass directly. Polish only the silver with a polishing cloth.
For more information about Angie and Roman Glass, go to www.angieolami.com