Roman jewellery ancient

Jewelry - Etruscan, Ancient, Craftsmanship: In Etruria, to a much greater extent than elsewhere, the stimulus provided by the jewelry imported by the Phoenicians led to emulation that soon had imposing results. Alongside imported objects and mechanically repeated southwest Asian motifs, original forms, techniques, and styles developed that were the result of Etruscan taste. There was an entirely new concept, in which the goals of magnificence, impressive size, and a great wealth of…

Pair of Eastern Roman gold and garnet earrings | ca. 2nd century AD. Get inspired! What do these inspire you to make? I'm already designing in my mind!

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From a tomb in Vulci (Camposcala), Italy (Lenormant 1834, p. 246; Campanari 1835, p. 203) 1832 or 1833, excavated in Vulci (Camposcala); [with Domenico Campanari, Rome]; 1834, acquired by Vicomte Gustave-Adolphe Beugnot (1799-1861), purchased from Domenico Campanari; 1834, acquired by Rougemont de Löwenberg, possibly as a gift, from Vicomte Beugnot; collection of baron Rougemont de Löwenberg and descendants, Neuchâtel, Switzerland; [by 1930 and until 1940, with Charles Albert de Burlet…

Gold Bracelet set w/ Precious Stones -- Circa 4th Century CE -- Rome -- The British Museum

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

Ever wondered when and how jewelry first came into existence? Or how jewelry has changed over the years? In this new series on our blog, we’ll be exploring the history of jewelry and its development…

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…

Richter, Gisela M. A. 1914. "Department of Classical Art: Accessions of 1913: Jewelry and Glass." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 9(12): pp. 257–58, fig. 1.Richter, Gisela M