STERLING SILVER PENDANT WITH ALEXANDER JANNAEUS WIDOW'S MITE, 103 - 76 B.C.E. Length of pendant 25mm - 28mm. These pendants are often found holding very low grade  More »

STERLING SILVER PENDANT WITH ALEXANDER JANNAEUS WIDOW'S MITE, 103 - 76 B.C.E. Length of pendant 25mm - 28mm. These pendants are often found holding very low grade coins. All our pendants contain above average coins and some contain very high quality specimens, hence the variation in price. Due to the value of the coin on some pendants it may be like getting the pendant for free!   « Less

STERLING SILVER PENDANT WITH ALEXANDER JANNAEUS WIDOW'S MITE, 103 - 76 B.C.E. Length of pendant 25mm - 28mm. These pendants are often found holding very low grade  More »

STERLING SILVER PENDANT WITH ALEXANDER JANNAEUS WIDOW'S MITE, 103 - 76 B.C.E. Length of pendant 25mm - 28mm. These pendants are often found holding very low grade coins. All our pendants contain above average coins and some contain very high quality specimens, hence the variation in price. Due to the value of the coin on some pendants it may be like getting the pendant for free!   « Less

STERLING SILVER PENDANT WITH ALEXANDER JANNAEUS WIDOW'S MITE, 103 - 76 B.C.E. Length of pendant 25mm - 28mm. These pendants are often found holding very low grade  More »

STERLING SILVER PENDANT WITH ALEXANDER JANNAEUS WIDOW'S MITE, 103 - 76 B.C.E. Length of pendant 25mm - 28mm. These pendants are often found holding very low grade coins. All our pendants contain above average coins and some contain very high quality specimens, hence the variation in price. Due to the value of the coin on some pendants it may be like getting the pendant for free!   « Less

STERLING SILVER PENDANT WITH VF+ ANCIENT JOHN HYRCANUS PRUTAH, 135 - 104 B.C.E. Hi quality VF+ prutah, length of pendant 25mm - 28mm. These pendants are often found  More »

STERLING SILVER PENDANT WITH VF+ ANCIENT JOHN HYRCANUS PRUTAH, 135 - 104 B.C.E. Hi quality VF+ prutah, length of pendant 25mm - 28mm. These pendants are often found holding very low grade coins. All our pendants contain above average coins and some contain very high quality specimens, hence the variation in price. Due to the value of the coin on some pendants it may be like getting the pendant for free!   « Less

The scarab beetle of ancient Egypt is an emblem of the creator Kheper. The word “Kheper” denotes being, existence, creation or becoming and the god Khepera is the  More »

The scarab beetle of ancient Egypt is an emblem of the creator Kheper. The word “Kheper” denotes being, existence, creation or becoming and the god Khepera is the self-existent maker of all things. By far the most important amulet in ancient Egypt was the scarab, symbolically as sacred to the Egyptians as the cross is to Christians. Based upon the dung beetle, this sacred creature forms a ball of dung around its semen and rolls it in a large ball over the sand dropping it into its burrow. The female lays her eggs on the ground and covers them with the excrement ball that is consumed by the larvae that emerge in the following days as if miraculously reborn. In the life cycle of the beetle, the Ancient Egyptians envisioned a microcosm of the daily rebirth of the sun. They imagined the ancient sun god Khepri was a great scarab beetle rolling the sun across the heavens. The scarab also became a symbol of the enduring human soul as well, hence its frequent appearance in funerary art. The depiction of a man, probably a king, kneeling before an erect cobra covers the under side of this ancient scarab. The king wears a short wig and a knee length pleated kilt, while the cobra's hood is decorated with incised lines. The cobra, or uraeus, represents uto, the protective goddess of Lower Egypt. Portrayed in an angry posture, this female cobra would sit poised on the brow of the pharaoh's headdress, protecting him against his enemies. Should an adversary get close, venomous poison would spew from her mouth. Powerful imagery on this scarab evidences exciting elements of ancient Egyptian dynastic culture. It is truly a civilization whose magic spell reaches across the millennia, captivating us with all its complexities. - (FJ.5115) Origin: Israel Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Jewelry Style: Egyptian Scarab Ring Medium: Steatite-Gold   « Less

Gold Pendant With A Cross Motif - C.0403 Origin: Jericho/ Palestine Circa: 1300 BC to 700 BC Collection: Ancient Jewelry Medium: Gold

Gold Pendant With A Cross Motif - C.0403 Origin: Jericho/ Palestine Circa: 1300 BC to 700 BC Collection: Ancient Jewelry Medium: Gold   « Less

Diamond Studded Gold Ring Featuring a Triangular Watermelon Tourmaline - FJ.0609 Origin: Afghanistan, South Africa Collection: Modern Jewelry Style: Tourmaline  More »

Diamond Studded Gold Ring Featuring a Triangular Watermelon Tourmaline - FJ.0609 Origin: Afghanistan, South Africa Collection: Modern Jewelry Style: Tourmaline Rings Medium: Tourmaline, Diamonds   « Less

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: Middle/New Kingdom Medium: Faience Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a  More »

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: Middle/New Kingdom Medium: Faience Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, most beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coating with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (FJ.2419)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, most beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coating with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (FJ.1388)   « Less

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1900 BC to 1300 BC Medium: Faience According to Egyptologists, such beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during  More »

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1900 BC to 1300 BC Medium: Faience According to Egyptologists, such beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coated with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red, yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (SB.0412)   « Less