The Selva Oscura 24ct Yellow Gold-Plated Bronze Hoop Earrings

Rosh Mahtani asked herself the question, “where is home?” To land on an answer the jeweller travelled back to Zambia where she grew up to find inspiration for the Alighieri collection The Selva Oscura earrings belong to. Echoing her thoughts that “we are all collecting fragments from the places we’ve been ... to create a sense of identity”, they’re rendered in 24-carat yellow gold-plated bronze shaped with segments that look like bones or tree trunks.

• 24ct yellow gold-plated bronze, 24ct gold-plated sterling-silver posts
• Earring drop: 25mm

Founded in 2014, Alighieri creates jewellery inspired by Dante Alighieri’s ‘Divine Comedy’. Its ‘Modern Heirlooms’ are all handcrafted in London. Core pieces are cast in recycled bronze before being plated in gold, or made in solid sterling silver, supplied by certified members of the Responsible Jewellery Council.