{"product_id":"neoclassical-medusa-shell-cameo-jet-earrings","title":"Neoclassical Medusa Shell Cameo Jet Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMEDUSA IS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e best known for having hair made of snakes and for her ability to turn anyone she looked at to stone - literally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem data-mark=\"em\" class=\"sc-bxosTz iOrjmG\"\u003eto petrify\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She was a protective figure in ancient Rome. Her face was emblazoned on armor and mosaics to scare off threats. But in the Victorian period, she represented the ultimate terror: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem data-mark=\"em\" class=\"sc-bxosTz iOrjmG\"\u003euncontrolled female sexuality, rage, and potential to subvert the patriarchy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The snakes in her hair here are subtle but undeniable; wild shapes stand in for fangs and scales. The woman who wore these probably felt a kinship to the pissed-off goddess but didn't want to be too obvious about it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMATERIALS: 18k gold (tests), carved shell cameos, carved Whitby jet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAGE: c. 1850\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: Excellent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 2 5\/8\" length measured from the top of the ear wire, 7\/8\" at the widest point\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52265735880986,"sku":"E842","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/E842-1.jpg?v=1780444673","url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/products\/neoclassical-medusa-shell-cameo-jet-earrings","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}