Ancient Jewels and Jewelry

Egyptian amethyst and faience necklace featuring a feldspar scarab at the center c. 2nd to 1st millennia BCE. Modern stringing. From Bonhams.

Roman Egyptian millefiori glass beads, c. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. From Christie’s Auctions

One of a pair of ancient Egyptian deep blue glass earrings featuring a yellow and light blue twist on the edge of the hoop. Dates to the mid-Eighteenth Dynasty, c. 1479-1425 BCE. From the collection of the World Museum.

Gold Egyptian lotus-blossom pendant, Amarna Period, c. 1353-1336 BCE. From Timeline Auctions

Egyptian gold ring with jasper and lapis lazuli inlays, New Kingdom, 1550-1077 BCE. From Timeline Auctions.

Egyptian gold and carnelian “Eye of Horus” swivel ring dating to The New Kingdom, Amarna period, 1352-1336 BCE. From Timeline Auctions

Ptolemaic period Egyptian bronze ring with an engraved female portrait bust. Dates to 2nd-1st centuries BCE. From Christie’s Auctions.

Egyptian gold and cloisonne scarab ring. Scarab is inlaid with carnelian and lapis lazuli. Dates to the Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, c. 1800 BCE. From Christie’s Auctions.

Roman Egyptian gold pendant in the form of a cobra with a sun disc, c. 2nd century CE. From Christie’s Auctions.

Egyptian hippopotamus amulet made of chalcedony. Dates to the Third Intermediate Period, 21st-22nd dynasties, c. 1070-712 BCE. From Bonhams auction house.

Egyptian necklace featuring jasper and carnelian “poppy head” and spherical beads. Dates to the New Kingdom, c. 1550-1070 BCE. From Bonhams auction house.

Roman-Egyptian gold ring in the form of a snake, c. 1st-2nd centuries CE. From Bonhams auction house.

Roman period Egyptian bracelet featuring a Herakles knot, c. 2nd century CE. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Egyptian hinged gold cuff bracelet with carnelian, turquoise, and glass inlays. Dates to the New Kingdom, 28th dynasty, c. 1479-1425 BCE. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Ptolemaic Egyptian gold earring, c. 200-30 BCE. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Egyptian New Kingdom, 19th dynasty gold and faience earring, c. 1295-1186 BCE. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Egyptian beaded armlet of gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, glass, faience on bronze or copper wire. New Kingdom, 18th dynasty c. 1550–1525 BCE. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.