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The sun has long been a source of fascination and inspira- tion.
Adulated, adored, deified, this source of light and heat is at the center of our universe, a burning symbol around which our pla- net earth revolves.
The worship dedicated to this magnificent star dates back to very ancient times and is common to a large number of ancient civilizations, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Maya, Inca or Celtic.
Symbol of all power and source of life, the sun puts on its most beautiful clothes of glory or shines in all simplicity in its ideally round and full form.
Johann Melchior Dinglinger
Sun jewelry 1709
copper body, chiselled, gilded, stamped, pierced; set with crystal gemstones 18,5 x 15,2 cm
Rüstkammer, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
© Rüstkammer, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Foto: Jürgen Karpinski
