Ancient jewels

Egyptian carved cat ring, dating to ca.1070–712 BCE and is in the British Museum.

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 early Byzantine ring, circa 5th-6th centuries CE, is finely crafted in 21 Karat gold. The ring features an oval cabochon cut garnet of a deep red […]

Jewels recovered from a shipwrecked Spanish galleon are some of the offerings at this year’s European Fine Art Fair, which opened March 15.

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In the rarefied world of high jewelry collectors and academics, Kazumi Arikawa is well known for amassing a collection of about 500 historic jewels over a period of more than 30 years

Three Roman gold-mounted sardonyx cameos. Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. and 3rd century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2010 All once serving as the central element of an elaborate necklace of the 3rd century, each cameo mounted in an oval bezel with...

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!

Gold Necklace with Medallion Depicting a Goddess, Unknown, Egypt, Roman Period (30 BCE - 300 CE), Jewelry and Adornments, Gold, green glass.