Arachne II

"O mad Arachne, I saw you already
half spider, wretched on the ragged remnants
of work that you had wrought to your own hurt!"

-The Divine Comedy (Purgatorio 12)

"In Book Six of his epic poem Metamorphoses, Ovid recounts how the talented mortal Arachne, daughter of Idmon, challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, to a weaving contest. When Athena could find no flaws in the tapestry Arachne had woven for the contest, the goddess became enraged and beat the girl with her shuttle. After Arachne hanged herself out of shame, she was transformed into a spider. The myth both provides an aetiology of spiders' web-spinning abilities and is a cautionary tale warning mortals not to place themselves on an equal level with the gods."

Hand-fabricated in sterling silver, this cuff bracelet features a gorgeous and spiderweb obsidian gemstone with a small "weaver" spinning above. Blackened with patina on a sturdy hand-fabricated cuff. One of a kind.

Materials: Sterling silver, Spiderweb obsidian, sterling wire
Size: 2" high x 1.5" (widest point), cuff length 6" (adjustable)

A polishing cloth is included and the item is packaged carefully and shipped via priority mail in the States or First Class International Package rates overseas.

Artwork by J.Chen 2020. All rights reserved.