Dido Collection
The Dido collection approaches jewellery as a form of archaeological art: contemporary pieces shaped by ancient objects, historical memory, and the sculptural presence of gold. We approach these objects as contemporary jewels built upon the foundations of the past. Each piece acts as a protagonist, using millennia-old archaeological treasures as the definitive basis for a new, masterfully sculpted form.
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Constructed through a sequence of measured intervals, the Dido necklace is available in 18 carat rose or yellow gold. Its design revisits an ancient chain, alternating velvety matte round links with polished elongated ones to create a quiet rhythm of movement and pause. Three round links are set at the centre to receive a pendant, allowing the necklace to evolve. With its architectural precision and sculptural coherence, the piece becomes the anchor of the Dido collection.
Rooted in the unearthing of the Byrsa citadel, the Byrsa creations reinterpret a Punic earring dating from the 7th to the 5th centuries BCE, discovered in Carthage and now preserved in the Louvre. Our recent acquisition of a small similar pair in silver provides the tangible proof of this shared heritage. Shaped by archaeology and refined through a modern vision, these pieces express a rare balance of history and timeless design.
Masterfully sculpted in 18 carat rose gold, these Byrsa earrings are a study in tonal antiquity. They feature an irregular pavé of 94 black diamonds that offer a deep, weathered lustre, suggesting a fragment recovered from the strata of the earth. The matte finish and sculptural silhouette honour the ancient forms discovered at the Byrsa citadel, providing a contemporary language of power that remains anchored in antiquity.
Set with 35 black diamonds, this 18 carat rose gold Byrsa ring transforms the Punic silhouette into a sculptural statement. The curved surface and subtle irregularities suggest a recovered fragment with a historical soul, while the dark stones offer a quiet brilliance against the soft matte metal.
The collection is anchored by its source artefacts, like the genuine silver earrings dating back 2,800 years, to the very era of Dido herself. These weathered shapes, crafted in antiquity, serve as the aesthetic DNA of the modern Byrsa pieces. By treating the find as the protagonist, Dido celebrates women who, like the Queen of Carthage, possess the resilience and intelligence to unearth their own destinies.
Handcrafted in matte yellow gold and set with 94 grey diamonds, the Byrsa Earrings reinterpret the ancient form through a highly textured surface. The finish mimics the tactile reality of mineralised treasures found within the earth, while the grey stones lend a subtle brilliance, positioning the gold as a modern scaffolding for a historical soul brought into the light.
Sharing the sculptural language of the Byrsa earrings, this 18 carat yellow gold Byrsa ring echoes the Punic blueprint discovered in Carthage. Its irregular surfaces, set with 35 grey diamonds, create an incomparable fragment of archaeological art that honours its ancient origins through a contemporary form.
“The Dido collection is founded on the physical reality of the past. We use millennia-old archaeological treasures as the direct basis for our contemporary jewellery, ensuring that every piece is an incomparable object of art with a historical soul.”
Renilde Vervoort
Articulated in 18 carat yellow gold, the design balances a half sphere top with a long tapered drop ending in a granulated dome set with 56 grey diamonds. Inspired by the elegant drop earrings of Greece and Rome often seen on ancient coins such as the Venus denarius of 82 BCE, these earrings reinterpret a timeless silhouette with sculptural precision. The texture begins with dense granulation at the base, rising upwards like bubbles in water, capturing a sense of movement within stillness. This is a fitting tribute to the goddess herself, who was born of the sea foam and rose upon a shell. The matte surface and quiet glow recall the radiance of ancient gold, an ancient form distilled into contemporary elegance.
These Roman silver denarii struck in 82 BCE, set in these Venus earrings from the Tanit collection, provided the archaeological foundation for the Dido Venus designs.
Acting as a magnifying lens, the rock crystal dome of the Oculus Ring focuses the eye on the granulation and 11 grey diamonds set beneath its surface. The design is a curated recovery of ancient forms, drawing from a 2nd century CE Roman intaglio ring and a fluted gold bead preserved in the Louvre. Cast in 18 carat yellow gold, the ring gathers these references into a contemporary object of archaeological art, carrying the memory of its ancient sources.
The Roman ring with intaglio from the 2nd century CE and the fluted gold bead from the 7th to the 6th century BCE, preserved in the Louvre, provided the definitive archaeological foundation for the Oculus Ring.
Echoing the architectural rhythm of the Dido necklace, the Dido bracelet is available in 18 carat rose and yellow gold. The design is based on an ancient chain where velvety matte round links alternate with polished elongated ones to create a sense of movement and stillness. Rather than a secondary accessory, the Dido bracelet carries the same archaeological rhythm in a form made for daily wear.
