ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>crown</TITLE> <LINK REL=STYLESHEET TYPE="text/css" HREF="http://www.levantia.com.au/ustyle.css"> </HEAD> <A NAME="pendulatext.htm"></A> <BODY ONLOAD="parent.DETAIL.location.href='pearls.htm'"> <P>The face of the Emperor or Empress was framed by an ornament called ÀÁ±¹Àµ½´¿{»± / <I>praipendula</I> or º±Ä±ÃµwÃı / <I>kataseista</I>. These were a string of large pearls ending in a cluster. Over many centuries the most common termination was a cluster of three tear-drop shaped pearls.</P> </BODY> </HTML>