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Description
Arethusa appears as the central image on coinage of Syracuse from the sixth through the fourth century B.C. and was the inspiration for the striking design of the Museum’s Arethusa Coin Watch. Our watch features a wide cuff with a center coin cover that rotates open to reveal the watch face.Quartz movement. 18K gold overlay. Matte finish. Inner circumference: 6 1/2'', 1''W. Double hinged.
- 18K gold overlay
- Matte finish
- Double hinged
- Quartz movement
- 1''WInner circumference: 6 1/2''
Art History
In Greek mythology Arethusa was a water nymph, personifying the phenomenon of a sweet-water spring on an island surrounded by the salt sea. The story goes that Arethusa was pursued by the hunter Alpheus in the region of Elis, on the Greek Peloponnese. Arethusa transformed herself into a spring and escaped under the sea to Syracuse, Alpheus followed and became part of the same spring.Description
Arethusa appears as the central image on coinage of Syracuse from the sixth through the fourth century B.C. and was the inspiration for the striking design of the Museum’s Arethusa Coin Watch. Our watch features a wide cuff with a center coin cover that rotates open to reveal the watch face.Quartz movement. 18K gold overlay. Matte finish. Inner circumference: 6 1/2'', 1''W. Double hinged.
- 18K gold overlay
- Matte finish
- Double hinged
- Quartz movement
- 1''WInner circumference: 6 1/2''
Art History
In Greek mythology Arethusa was a water nymph, personifying the phenomenon of a sweet-water spring on an island surrounded by the salt sea. The story goes that Arethusa was pursued by the hunter Alpheus in the region of Elis, on the Greek Peloponnese. Arethusa transformed herself into a spring and escaped under the sea to Syracuse, Alpheus followed and became part of the same spring.You May Also Like
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