Ancient Jewelry

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

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND CENTURY B.C.

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…

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LOVELY ANCIENT ROMAN GOLD RING. ANCIENT ROMAN GOLD RING. DATES: CIRCA 2nd CENTURY AD. SUPPORTING A CENTRAL OVAL BEZEL SET WITH AN IRIDESCENT GREEN GLASS STONE. HAVING A SOLID BAND..#jewelrylover #handcraftedjewelry #jewelryinspiration #jewelrydesign #jewelryobsessed #jewelryoftheday #jewelrygoals #jewelryfashion #jewelrytrends

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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Read this introduction survey on ancient Egyptian jewelry and amulets by curator Dutch National Archaeological Museum in Leiden.

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Zerynthia Earrings. Protection Amulets. ”Mother Goddesses at the Ancient Black Sea.” Zerynthia is one of the many names worshiped in the past around the Pontic Steppe, and these earrings specifically are inspired from the sarmatian hoards. Also the inlaying of jewellery with richly coloured stones, was a striking feature of the migration period and than the jewellery formed an integral part of the Silk Road Culture. The earrings are hand fabricated of brass and decorated with amethyst…