Half-Amphora Brooch — a real amphora, full of flowers, cut in half

Most vase brooches are a flat silhouette of a vase. This one is **a real amphora**. The body is turned as a **solid of revolution** from a table of `[height, radius]` pairs, given two swept handles and five flowers standing in it — and then the whole object is **cut in half** on the plane of the brooch's back. What is left is **6 mm of true 3D relief** with a flat back that sits against the fabric. The handles have a real opening under them; you can get a fingernail through. Plaque **44 × 58 ×…

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