Archeology jewelry

Achaemenid Gold Jewelry: Appliques in the shape of a Lion's Head 6th-4th century BC These lion heads closely resemble the the horned lion-griffin heads on a glazed tile frieze excavated st Susa. The motif of the roaring lion was also used on drinking vessels, furniture, textiles, and giant column capitals

This collection includes paleontology jewelry representing the Kingdom Animalia, i.e. trilobites, Archaeopteryx, Ichthyosaur, and other extinct creatures.

The most luxurious gold bracelet found at the Pompeii ruins. The feature is that the snake holds the disk of the moon goddess Selene in her mouth. It was...

In 1959, French archaeologists explored under part of the abbey church at Saint Denis, long the burial place of French royalty. They found a stone sarcophagus of ancient style and opened it up: The stone sarcophagus held clothing and the remains of textiles-all in a remarkable state of conservation-thus allowing us to reconstruct the garments of a noblewoman from the Merovingian era. The deceased wore a violet-coloured silk skirt, held in place by a large leather belt that had a sumptuously…

Carthaginian Gold Pendant, 7th-6th Century BC The disk pendant composed of two pressed sheets and decorated in front in repoussé, applied elements, and granulation with two uraei flanking a domed...

A museum quality ancient Roman gold ring, circa 1st century AD. This hollow gold ring (approximately 21K) is bezel-set with a garnet intaglio of Hippocamp - a fish-tailed horse that was considered the horse of Poseidon in Greco-Roman mythology. Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. The garnet intaglio measures 7.6 x 5 mm. The ring is elaborately decorated with applied gold wire and triangular-shaped beaded designs. Metal analysis report: 85.42% gold, 13.83% silver, 0.80%…

A NECKLACE OF TWELVE ROMAN RINGSTONES CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D. Mounted together in a Victorian gold setting. [Cross posted from Ancient Jewelry]

rotating scarab rings

Date: late 19th century. Culture: India (Tamil Nadu, Chetiar). Medium: Gold strung on black thread. Dimensions: Bottom of central bead to end of counterweig...