Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Faience Earrings Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Sold Most ancient Egyptian beads were  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Faience Earrings Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Sold 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.1228)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Sold

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Sold   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Faience Pendant Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Sold Most ancient Egyptian beads were  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Faience Pendant Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Sold 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.1595)   « Less

Origin: Teotihuacan, Mexico Circa: 300 AD to 600 AD Catalogue: V1 Collection: Pre-Columbian Style: Teotihuacan Medium: Jade, Gold Additional Information: SOLD This  More »

Origin: Teotihuacan, Mexico Circa: 300 AD to 600 AD Catalogue: V1 Collection: Pre-Columbian Style: Teotihuacan Medium: Jade, Gold Additional Information: SOLD This genuine ancient Teotihuacan jade amulet has been set in a modern 14 karat gold pendant.Ancient Teotihuacan in the valley of Mexico was famous for its stone sculpture. Especially the lifelike masks whose exact function remains mysterious. Here, in jade of delicate green, is a mask of the classical style, depicting a figure with open, laughing mouth. It is impossible to say whether this carving represents a real person, yet to wear it in pendant form is to share its benevolent protection with the person who first wore it so long ago. - (FJ.3103)   « Less

Origin: The Holy Land Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Collection: Roman Glass Earrings Medium: Glass/Gold Additional Information: SOLD

Origin: The Holy Land Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Collection: Roman Glass Earrings Medium: Glass/Gold Additional Information: SOLD   « Less

Origin: The Holy Land Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Collection: Roman Medium: Glass/Gold Additional Information: Sold Of all the technological achievements of civilization,  More »

Origin: The Holy Land Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Collection: Roman Medium: Glass/Gold Additional Information: Sold Of all the technological achievements of civilization, perhaps none so delights the senses as glass. For thousands of years, glass has been used to create jewelry, works of art, and functional objects of great beauty. In the bible, the value of glass is equated with that of gold and silver, and it was indeed treated by the ancients as a precious substance. The origins of glass are lost in the mists of time, but the Egyptians in the 4th millennium B.C most probably invented it. The roman naturalist Pliny attributes the discovery of glassmaking to the Phoenicians, and the cities of the Levant were famous as centers for the glass trade. The earliest glass was opaque, colored in a variety of rich hues that often imitated gems like lapis and emerald. The Egyptians used it extensively in jewelry and made little distinction between the genuine and the artificial gems. The art of glassblowing and the development of transparent glass both date to the roman period. From centers like Tyre and Alexandria, glass vessels were exported throughout the empire and as Far East as Persia and China. The Romans colored their glass in myriad shades, favoring blue, green and yellow, as well as clear. One of the most fascinating properties of glass is that, through oxidization, it acquires a rich iridescent patina with age. Brilliant as a peacock's tail, these glass jewels are pieces of history that appeal directly to the contemporary eye. - (FJ.3724)   « Less

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Jewelry Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience/Gold Additional Information: Sold According to Egyptologists, such  More »

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Jewelry Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience/Gold Additional Information: Sold 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 _s 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. In the art of Ancient Egypt, we see lovely women adorned with such jewels. To wear these beads today is to follow in the royal tradition of Nefertiti and Cleopatra. - (FJ.3739)   « Less

Origin: Israel (Jerusalem) Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Collection: Roman Medium: Carnelian/Gold Additional Information: Sold Mounted in 18 karat gold ring, this lovely roman  More »

Origin: Israel (Jerusalem) Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Collection: Roman Medium: Carnelian/Gold Additional Information: Sold Mounted in 18 karat gold ring, this lovely roman gem depicts two prominent deities of the classical world. Fortuna, goddess of luck and success, holds the cornucopia, the horn of plenty signifying the wealth and abundance. Victory, Goddess of Triumph stands holding the laurel wreath of victory. Carved in a carnelian of beautiful shade, this Roman intaglio captures a magical essence with its translucency lighting up the stone. Carnelian derives from the Latin cornum, meaning "cornel berry or cornelian cherry." carnelian is the gem of the earth, a symbol of the strength and beauty of our planet. It serves as a grounder of energies and as a manifesto on the physical plane. It grounds the attention into the present moment so that one can concentrate upon current happenings and thus become more productive. When used in meditation, carnelian helps to focus the mind on higher intentions and goals. And as beautiful as the stone is, carnelian was one of the favorite stones of roman gem engravers. The person who wore this superb intaglio at the height of the Roman Empire must surely have been triumphed in all of life's endeavors. The person fortunate enough to wear it today in its most magnificent ring setting is certain to enjoy a triumph all of their own. - (FJ.5834)   « Less

Origin: The Holy Land Circa: 3300 BC to 2300 BC Collection: Jewelry Medium: Carnelian, Diorite Additional Information: SOLD Necklace composed of antique carnelian, rock  More »

Origin: The Holy Land Circa: 3300 BC to 2300 BC Collection: Jewelry Medium: Carnelian, Diorite Additional Information: SOLD Necklace composed of antique carnelian, rock crystal, and brown quartz beads dating from the early Bronze Age.The love of ornament is as old as civilization itself. By wearing jewelry that is unusual or unique, we define ourselves as individuals and set ourselves apart from the crowd. Throughout antiquity, in every great culture, beads were formed from colored gems, glass, ceramic, shell, bone and metal in an endless variety of shapes and sizes. Sometimes they were worn for their magical or curative powers, at other times simply for their beauty. They were worn by people, highborn and low, the citizen of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Judea, Greece, Rome and Byzantium. Frequently these jewels, so prized in life, were buried with their owners to adorn them through eternity. When we wear them today, we add another chapter to their long and fascinating history. - (SB.1299)   « Less

Origin: Tell Mardich, Syria Circa: 3300 BC to 2300 BC Collection: Jewelry Style: Early Bronze Age Additional Information: SOLD Necklace consisting of genuine ancient  More »

Origin: Tell Mardich, Syria Circa: 3300 BC to 2300 BC Collection: Jewelry Style: Early Bronze Age Additional Information: SOLD Necklace consisting of genuine ancient beads, dating from the early Bronze period. - (FB.0033)   « Less