There you go:
This is the replica of an ancient brooch that consisted of two halves sewn on the fabric of a mantle or, less probably, a belt, and held together by an iron pin.
It works exactly like a hinge.
Dating back to the 7th century b.C., this type of brooches is extremely rare in Italy, for only two of them have been found, one close to Rome and one in Matelica, not far from my town.
The originals are different one from the other so I decided to model my replica on the Matelica one but customizing it a bit, as may have happened 2600 years ago with the smith following the wishes of his client.
The brooch consists of two bronze halves on wich two ivory (bone in my replica: the use of ivory is illegal in Italy) plates are riveted. A couple of ducks carved in amber is riveted on each ivory plate, their rivets being made out of amber as well and passing through the heads of the ducks as if they are their eyes.
The Matelica brooch has the upper ducks facing the inside of the brooch, while the lower ducks faces the outside and are placed slingthly out of the vertical axis.
I didnt' like all this so I put my lower ducks in line with the upper ones, facing the same direction.
Now, to find a mantle...