Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Egyptian Medium: Faience, Gold Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a  More »

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Egyptian Medium: Faience, Gold 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.2177)   « Less

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Egyptian Medium: Faience and Gold Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of  More »

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Egyptian Medium: Faience and Gold Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze that 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.2236)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Upper) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Catalogue: V11 Collection: Egyptian Medium: Taience/Gold Of a blue as vivid as the Egyptian sky, this ancient amulet was  More »

Origin: Egypt (Upper) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Catalogue: V11 Collection: Egyptian Medium: Taience/Gold Of a blue as vivid as the Egyptian sky, this ancient amulet was used to protect its wearer from harm. Throughout Egyptian history, such talismans were worn by king and commoner alike to frighten away evil spirits. This tradition continues even today: it is not unusual in Egypt to find children and animals alike adorned with blue beads. We do not know who might have worn this benevolent eye during the height of Egypt's glory, but it seems certain that its magic will work well for whoever chooses it today. - (FJ.3000)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 200 BC to 200 AD Collection: Graeco Roman Terracotta Head Pendant Medium: Terracotta/gold Additional Information: This unusual sculpture has  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 200 BC to 200 AD Collection: Graeco Roman Terracotta Head Pendant Medium: Terracotta/gold Additional Information: This unusual sculpture has been set in an 18-karat gold pendant. Since the dawn of time, man has offered gifts to win the benign favor of his gods. The art of the terracotta votive reached its peak in the Hellenistic age, when the culture of classical Greece spread throughout the Mediterranean and the near east. This charming example, probably sculpted at Alexandria, depicts Silenus, comic companion of Dionysus, God of wine and merriment. Plump, given to excesses of pleasure, but not without dignity, Silenus was a beloved figure in classical myth. This lively pendant will make ideal adornment for those who believe in enjoying life to the fullest. - (FJ.3251)   « Less

Origin: Lower Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Faience Pendant Medium: Faience/Gold Additional Information: This splendid amulet is set in an 18 karat  More »

Origin: Lower Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Faience Pendant Medium: Faience/Gold Additional Information: This splendid amulet is set in an 18 karat gold pendant. Throughout the Mediterranean world today, one sees beads and talismans of bright blue, which are meant to avert the evil eye of bad luck. In Egypt, the peasants dip the palms of their hands into blue paint and print them on the sides of their houses. The tradition of blue amulets guarding against harm is a very ancient one. When the Egyptian Empire was at its glorious height, this faience eye of the god Horus was worn by some long-forgotten person to bring good fortune. Much has change in the world since then, but the power of this talisman remains strong and benevolent as always. - (FJ.3454)   « Less

Origin: Upper Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Egyptian Medium: Steatite and Gold Additional Information: Egyptian new kingdom  More »

Origin: Upper Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Egyptian Medium: Steatite and Gold Additional Information: Egyptian new kingdom steatite scarab set in an 18-karat gold pendant and strung in an exquisite necklace of black cross stone beads linked with 18-karat gold. Perhaps no single object better embodies the mystery and magic of Ancient Egypt than the scarab. Representing the sacred desert beetle. King and commoner used scarabs alike as amulets of good fortune and prosperity. Certain scarabs also functioned as personal Seals, which designated the property and authority of the person whose name appears on them. An emblem of Kephera, the creator, and the scarab was worshiped from the earliest period of civilization in Egypt. In addition to its aura of luck, the scarab represented eternal life and resurrection. The Ancient Egyptians frequently wore the scarab as jewelry. Especially in rings, bracelets and necklaces. This superb example is set in a dramatic modern necklace. To wear a scarab today is to link us with Egypt at the height of her grandeur. It also invites the accumulated good fortune of centuries to smile upon us as it did upon its ancient owner. - (FJ.3502)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Alexandria) Circa: 200 BC to 200 AD Collection: Graeco Roman Pendant Medium: Terracotta/Gold Additional Information: This exquisite sculpture is set in a  More »

Origin: Egypt (Alexandria) Circa: 200 BC to 200 AD Collection: Graeco Roman Pendant Medium: Terracotta/Gold Additional Information: This exquisite sculpture is set in a pendant of 18-karat gold. For thousands of years, Isis was the nurturing mother goddess of the Egyptians. The wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus, her cult focused on the fertility of the land and the promise of eternal life. With the coming of the Ptolemaic Greeks and later the Romans, the worship of Isis was incorporated with that of classical mother goddesses and spread throughout the ancient world. A temple of Isis was discovered among the ruins of Pompeii. Someone seeking the favor of the goddess offered this charming votive image centuries ago. In an elegant gold pendant, it evokes the mystery and the magic of the eternally feminine. - (FJ.3607)   « Less

Origin: Israel (Hebron) Circa: 600 BC to 500 BC Collection: Egyptian Faience Amulet Medium: Gold/ Faience

Origin: Israel (Hebron) Circa: 600 BC to 500 BC Collection: Egyptian Faience Amulet Medium: Gold/ Faience   « Less

Origin: Israel (Hebron) Circa: 600 BC to 500 BC Collection: Egyptian Amulet Medium: Gold/ Faience

Origin: Israel (Hebron) Circa: 600 BC to 500 BC Collection: Egyptian Amulet Medium: Gold/ Faience   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Amulet Medium: Gold Additional Information: This ancient amulet is set in an 18K gold pendant. To the  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Amulet Medium: Gold Additional Information: This ancient amulet is set in an 18K gold pendant. To the inhabitants of Ancient Egypt, serpents represented a primordial force, a link to supernatural magic which had to be both respected and feared. Snakes could be either beneficent or dangerous, and many legends developed around this creature. There was the serpent of the cosmic sea, serpents that swallowed the sun in order to recreate it, and others who devoured their own tails to link up the eternal chain of life. Snake-like manifestations of the creator-god were described, and fate was represented as a serpent in city temples. When worn as an amulet, the serpent would protect the wearer from unlucky twists of fate, and dangers that were otherwise beyond human control. - (FJ.5774)   « Less