'Romani Circle' necklace

The golden medals of the necklace evoke antique coins. Portraits of Virgin Mary, the statue of the Csatka Madonna and inscriptions of enamel pendants that Roma have a predilection to wear decorate the golden circles. Religious Roma families arrive to Csatka, dressing the life-sized devotional statue of the Virgin in increasingly beautiful vestments with each hour. In the central medal of the necklace, the designers inserted a photo of their mother from her youth and a childhood portrait of Erika Varga symbolising the intimate relation between the Child and Mary. Stained glass window motifs in the background of the composition are familiar from an earlier Romani collection, Rebel Spirit.