i wanted a certain authenticity for the piece and decided to photoshope shells crustations and bones into the pin to make it look as if it had been there for ages ... the emphisis on bones shells and crustations originates from the etruscans themselves , a civilisation originationg from byzanthium or more commonly known constantinople and the long forgotten Troy (Virgil). the etruscans were a hybrid mongral civilisation predating the romans, mainly constructed out of exiled greeks and macedonians and other cultures to the right of italy touching the mediteranian. these would have all teaveled by sea to get to italy and therefore earn to need to contain sea forms
i have also incorporated an etruscan sigil as a homage to their fine culture
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