Historic jewelry

Prospering between 950 and 300 BC, the Etruscans occupied a region in northwest Italy between the River Tiber and the Arno River. Leaving unanswered questions about their culture and origin due to …

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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%…

This outstanding example of jewelry from the 1st-century BCE Greek colonies in the Black Sea region is purported to belong to the famed Olbia treasure, named for the town in present-day Ukraine in which it was discovered at the end of the 19th century. Whether the bracelets, necklaces, earrings, dress ornaments, and other items in the Walters' collection really came from the same tomb remains unclear. These impressive bracelets have a centerpiece linked by hinges to the two arms. Each…

Icicle-shaped diamond ring, called Matthias ring , late 16th century, Southern Germany (probably), gold, diamonds, enamel, height: 3.5 cm...

Today, we’re exploring medieval jewelry as part of our series “Jewelry Through The Ages”, which is all about the history of jewelry and how it’s developed throughout time. The medieval period (5th to…

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