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Dipped Enamelling

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The technique of enamelling by which a heated metal core was dipped into and covered with molten glass and shaped to a desired form.It was introduced in Hellenistic jewelry in the 3rd century BC and used mainly on pendants for ear-rings.

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The technique of enamelling by which a heated metal core was dipped into and covered with molten glass and shaped to a desired form.It was introduced in Hellenistic jewelry in the 3rd century BC and used mainly on pendants for ear-rings.

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From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson