Historical Jewelry

A variety of ancient jewelry pieces, including beads, bracelets, and earrings, made from different materials highlighting cultural adornment practices.

Bracelet, one of a four-piece set, 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3/4 in. (9.21 x 9.21 x 1.91 cm), Silver, China

String of 61 spheroid beads 2nd century BC-2nd century AD Ptolemaic or Roman Period. String of 61 spheroid beads 570550

Gold Bracelet. Egypt, Roman, Roman Period (30 BCE - 200 CE) or later. Jewelry and Adornments; bracelets. Gold

Knotted bracelet ca. 1000-945 B.C. Third Intermediate Period Five bracelets of linen were found around the right wrist of Henettawys mummy. This one, made of two 2-ply strands, bears no beads or amulets, but instead is enhanced only by regularly spaced knots.. Knotted bracelet 551101

Hoop Earring. Dimensions: Diam. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.); Th. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 15. Date: ca. 1648-1540 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Collier with links from Wajang dolls cut out in imitation turtle, c. 1930 - c. 1932 Collier with 27 links from Wajang dolls cut out in imitation turtle. Netherlands imitation tortoise shell cutting Collier with 27 links from Wajang dolls cut out in imitation turtle. Netherlands imitation tortoise shell cutting

Ring with scaraboid. Ring with scaraboid 243575

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Necklace. Culture: Irish. Dimensions: Overall: 8 x 5 5/16 x 3/8 in. (20.3 x 13.5 x 1 cm). Date: ca. 1000 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Earring, crescent-shaped. Earring, crescent-shaped 243295

Bracelet, one of a four-piece set, 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3/4 in. (9.21 x 9.21 x 1.91 cm), Silver, China

Bracelet 16th century Spanish. Bracelet 464037 Spanish, Bracelet, 16th century, Gold, Overall (a): 4 1/2 x 3/16 in. (11.5 x 0.5 cm) Overall (b): 2 7/8 x 3/16 in. (7.3 x 0.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.154a, b)

Military accessory 1862 American. Military accessory 173522

Bracelet 1850-60 American or European. Bracelet. American or European. 1850-60. hair, gold

Two round buckles or rings, clasp fastener component soil find bronze copper brass metal, cast Two round rings probably round buckles Ring with curled piece of copper wire. Ring to which remnant of iron sting archeology Rotterdam to attach railway tunnel Ground discovery: rail tunnel Rotterdam.

Soliferreum, Necrópolis de Carratiermes, siglo IV-III a.C. museo del Yacimiento arqueológico de Tiermes, Soria, comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, Spain, Europe.

Pendant in the form of a Dragon, 475-221 BCE, 8 7/16 x 3/4 x 5/16 in. (21.43 x 1.91 x 0.79 cm), Translucent green jade, China, 5th-3rd century BCE

Ring -shaped fragment with links from the wreck of the East Indians Hollandia, Anonymous, 1700 - in Or Before 1743 fragment Varied parts or fragments, rings or ring-shaped fragments; circular, circular in section, with fragm of chain. Netherlands copper (metal) Second

Earring 7th century () Frankish. Earring. Frankish. 7th century (). Silver (loop); gold, chrysoprase, glass, pearls. Made in Northern France. Metalwork-Silver

Chlorite necklace with 36 biconical beads ca. 1600-600 B.C. Cypriot Some beads have concentric circles.. Chlorite necklace with 36 biconical beads. Cypriot. ca. 1600-600 B.C.. Chlorite. Late Bronze or Early Iron Age. Miscellaneous-Stone

Bracelet or anklet with lion ca. 8th-7th century B.C. Iran. Bracelet or anklet with lion 324679

Clapper. Dimensions: L. 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Greatest width. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); Th. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 12, mid-late. Date: ca. 1900-1800 B.C..Clappers are among the earliest percussion instruments in ancient Egypt. This clapper is shaped like a forearm and hand; a bracelet adorns the wrist. Clappers were used in all activities featuring music or singing, such as banquets, funerary processions, and rituals. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rider track, iron bracket with two eyes at the end, track clothing accessory clothing soil find iron metal, forged Track or horseshoe U-shape with obliquely upright point. Two long oval eyes at the ends for attachment to footwear archeology Rotterdam City Triangle Meent Market Binnenrotte spur horse riding rider Soil discovery corner corner Meent Markt (Binnenrotte).

Earring-loop type, plain. Earring-loop type, plain 243268

picture frame of rope isolated on a white background

A knot on a flex to a portable computer, close-up.

Spur. Unknown 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.

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Torque, 11 1/4 x 10 3/8 x 1 in. (28.58 x 26.35 x 2.54 cm), Silver, China

Bracelet. Greece, Hellenistic period, circa 2nd century B.C.. Jewelry and Adornments; bracelets. Gold

Bangle with Circular Motifs ca. 2700 B.C.-A.D. 400 Thailand. Bangle with Circular Motifs 53285

Bracelet. Dimensions: diameter 7.90 cm.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ball of string

Bracelet. Unknown

31 Spine stones. 31 Spine stones from stoneware to a cord.

Beads ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Beads 325322

Barbed wire forming outline of head

A knot.

Ring -shaped fragment from the wreck of the East Indians Hollandia, Anonymous, 1700 - in Or Before 1743 fragment Varied parts or fragments, rings or ring-shaped fragments; fragm, sim. 80H625. Netherlands copper (metal) Second

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alter pferdekragen hängend an einer weißen wand old horse collar hanging on a white wall LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilanxVasicekx 12850738

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Necklace of braided lacquered iron with cameee in golden lock ,, 1850 - 1860 Neck necklace of black painted iron with a black cameee in a golden lock. Two tires are attached to the oval lock that closes closely around the neck and are made of extremely fine, interlocking malies. On the camee a classic youngsters head with a headband around the long curls. Great Britain (possibly) gold (metal). iron (metal) lacquering Neck necklace of black painted iron with a black cameee in a golden lock. Two tires are attached to the oval lock that closes closely around the neck and are made of extremely fine, interlocking malies. On the camee a classic youngsters head with a headband around the long curls. Great Britain (possibly) gold (metal). iron (metal) lacquering

heart shape knot of rope on dark background

Belt, 20th century, 132 x 1 1/2 in. (335.28 x 3.81 cm), Cotton, wool, Ecuador, 20th century

Jewelry set 1850-99 American or European. Jewelry set 124341

Necklace ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Necklace 326183

Torque 19th century. Torque 443149

Visigothic earrings in bronze, covered with a layer of gold and glass paste. Unknown provenance. 5th-7th centuries. Archaeological Museum. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

ropes with knot isolated on white background

Bracelet. Bronze, China, undoubtedly Dynasty of Han (206 BC-220 AD). Paris, Cernuschi museum. 78599-27 Jewel, bracelet, bronze, Asian civilization, Chinese civilization, han, metal dynasty

Breaking rope. Isolated over white.

Glass bracelet late 3rd-2nd century B.C. Celtic Translucent cobalt blue.Seamless broad band with flattened semicircular cross section.On outer surface, two narrow ribs at sides running around band, flanking broad projecting rib decorated with twelve diagonal grooves.Intact, except for one weathered chip in edge; surface pitting and tiny patches of weathering.Blue bracelet with three raised rings and twisted ribbon pattern.. Glass bracelet. Celtic. late 3rd-2nd century B.C.. Glass; drawn and tooled. Hellenistic. Glass

Waiter, 1731-1732, John Tuite, British, 1 1/8 x 6 x 6in. (2.9 x 15.2 x 15.2cm), Silver, England, 18th century

Bustle 18th century American. Bustle 109258

Bracelet probably 14th-15th century The earliest known examples of this type of seamless mosaic glass bracelet are from the late thirteenth century; it continued to be produced well into the nineteenth century at Hebron, in Palestine. This bracelet, together with thirty-three others in the collection, comes from UpperEgypt and was probably made during the Mamluk period.. Bracelet 446014

Wreath made of reed isolated on white

Large keyring holding numerous skeleton keys

Bridal wreath and matching corsage of orange blossom of washing, cotton and paper. Bridal wreath and matching corsage of orange blossom of washing, cotton and paper. Model bridal wreath: small fluffy from which a double garland hangs with flower buds, which was processed in the hair.

Bracelet 14th century () Middle Niger civilization. Bracelet 317913

Lorgnon and chain, Steel, cut-steel beads, glass, The glasses, each set at the end of a flowering stem, hinged together with ring at hinge. (b) Chain of oval links of steel., France, 19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Lorgnon and chain

Chain or belt of a long cord in its entirety with white beads, two long beads brushes at the ends. Chain or belt of a long-tied cotton thread bundle, closed off with white beads in its entirety. Halfway through every half a slowed knot. Two long beads brushes at the ends.

Bracelet

Small buckle, round clip with middle post, clasp fastener component soil find copper bronze metal, Round bracket with middle post archeology Rotterdam rail tunnel confirm Soil discovery: trajectory rail tunnel Rotterdam.

Gold jewelry chains and hesitated illustration of gold jewelry

Bracelet with wedjat eye amulets and barrel beads. Dimensions: Diam. ca. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). Dynasty: late Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 1000-945 B.C..Strung on this single strand of 2-ply linen cord are three gold barrel beads alternating with wedjat eye amulets, one of faience and two of dark blue glass. The wedjat amulets represent the healed eye of the falcon-god Horus, a powerful symbol of protection and regeneration. This is one of four bracelets found around the left wrist of Henettawy's mummy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fitting ring from the wreck of the East Indians Hollandia, Anonymous, 1700 - in or before 1743 Fittings, bands and bracing, circular: riveted; squashed, strip with cut-corner ends, overlapping seam with 2 rivets, 1 circular hole. Netherlands copper (metal) Second

Dorothy Posten, Gold Chain, c 1937 Gold Chain

Menat necklace from Malqata. Dimensions: L. of counterpoise 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Amenhotep III. Date: ca. 1390-1353 B.C..A <i>menat</i> necklace consists of a heavy, keyhole-shaped counterpoise (<i>menat</i>) and many strands of beads. Although the necklace is sometimes shown being worn (fig. 2 above), it was more often carried by females participating in religious ceremonies. It functioned as a percussion instrument that was shaken to create a soothing noise that was thought to appease a god or goddess. In the New Kingdom the <i>menat</i> necklace and sistrum (68.44) were attributes of women who held the title "Singer of Amun-Re" such as Renenutet, who is depicted holding her <i>menat</i> on her lap in a statue. In the early 20th century, the Museum conducted excavations at Malqata, a site at the southern end of the Theban necropolis where Amenhotep III had built a festival city for the celebration of his three jubilees (or <i>heb sed</i>s). This

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Switch bracelet with links on which four arches each in wire, c. 1950 - c. 1970 Switch bracelet with five links of rounded squares on which four wire arches are mounted each time. The metal is gambled between the arches. The bracelet closes with a spring ring. Netherlands metal Switch bracelet with five links of rounded squares on which four wire arches are mounted each time. The metal is gambled between the arches. The bracelet closes with a spring ring. Netherlands metal

Torque, 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (26.67 x 24.77 x 3.18 cm), Silver, China

Bodhisattva Guanyin Seated in a Rock Grove, 1675-1700. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Opaque ochre and translucent red-orange amber; overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.).

Armlet ca. 1479-1425 B.C. New Kingdom. Armlet. ca. 1479-1425 B.C.. Faience. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III. Dynasty 18

Strand of Scarab and Scaraboid Beads ca. 1504-1447 B.C. New Kingdom Almost 400 scarabs, most now strung on a strand about 13 1/2 feet long (more than 4 meters), were lying loose on the floor of a coffin inscribed with the name and title of the scribe Amenemhat. Only thirteen of the scarabs were inscribed and these are now strung separately. They had probably been inside a disintegrated basket found near the head of Amenemhat's mummy. Amenemhat was buried in a family tomb established by his father, Neferkhawet. The damp conditions inside the tomb, which was dug into the desert floor near the edge of the cultivated land, had caused the basket and other organic material to disintegrate.. Strand of Scarab and Scaraboid Beads. ca. 1504-1447 B.C.. Faience. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber, Burial of Amenemhat (V), inside coffin, basket, MMA excavations. Dynasty 18, early

Miser's Purse (France); silk, steel; L: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)

String of Small Disk Beads ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. String of Small Disk Beads. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Faience. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18

Cloves and dried juniper berries in lines

Bracelet probably 14th-15th century The earliest known examples of this type of seamless mosaic glass bracelet are from the late thirteenth century; it continued to be produced well into the nineteenth century at Hebron, in Palestine. This bracelet, together with thirty-three others in the collection, comes from UpperEgypt and was probably made during the Mamluk period.. Bracelet 446026

Apulian Volute Handle Fragment. Unknown

Set of Four Mirriors (Cuirass) 18th-19th century Tibetan or Nepalese. Set of Four Mirriors (Cuirass) 35942

Stirrup 10th-11th century West Slavic Horses had great importance in Slavic society, in both its social and religious aspects. Equestrian equipment, like stirrups, spurs and bits, are regularly found in their burials, even after their Christianization, among the goods warriors wanted to bring with them to the afterlife. The elite would sometimes even be accompanied by sacrificed horses, a meaningful practice at that time, considering the high economic value of horses.. Stirrup. West Slavic. 10th-11th century. Iron. probably East prussia. Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups

Jewelry from Indian Arts and Crafts Board display

Lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus sp.), X-ray

Loop 2 rows of stones on a single strip.

Pearl necklace Pearl necklace cloeseup with reflection on black background Copyright: xZoonar.com/FelixxFurox 5657323

Wreath. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: 7 3/8 × 7 × 1 1/4 in. (18.7 × 17.8 × 3.2 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

String of 6 beads 1st-4th century or later Roman Period or later. String of 6 beads 570539

Collar 1850-70 American. Collar 169834

Bracelet. Iran, Iron Age II-III, about 1000-650 B.C.. Jewelry and Adornments; bracelets. Bronze, cast

D - Colorful oil painted alphabet isolated over the white background

Plumbing water supply hose isolated on white

nautical blue white rope bow knots

Before European contact the Shawnee Indians made their adornment such as necklaces from the vertebraes and bones of small animals

Rope ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Rope. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. palm fiber . New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Dra Abu el-Naga, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, before 1911. Dynasty 18

Gold earring with hollow disc and pendant 2nd century A.D. Roman. Gold earring with hollow disc and pendant 243193

Wings, hemisphere of green wool and blue cloth lining with shoulder strap, for hunter or voluntary hunter, c. 1830 Semi -round, green woolen shoulder covering with laces and blue cloth lining. The shoulder cover has a green epaulette, yellowed yellow, with buttonholes and four hooks (for confirmation to the skirt). White galon is attached to the underside of the epaulette. The epaulette lacks three laces. Netherlands wool. cloth. metal Netherlands

Beurs, blue, crocheted. With sixteen playmarks (Spielmarken), J. Stork Beurs, blue, crocheted. With sixteen playmarks (Spielmarken). Mint leak. crocheting Beurs, blue, crocheted. With sixteen playmarks (Spielmarken). Mint leak. crocheting

Broad collar ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom This piece of jewelry is a broad collar, a type of multi-strand necklace that covers the wearers upper chest and shoulders. Broad collars were popular from the Old Kingdom on and the piece here represents a conventional type that is composed of beads and semicircular terminals (endpieces). It features seven alternately colored rows of vertically placed cylindrical beads, separated by rows of small disk beads. At the bottom are differently shaped elements, so called drop beads. When this collar was excavated, the ancient string had deteriorated, but for the most part the general pattern of the collar could be observed and the piece was reconstructed with modern string by the archaeologists. When worn in life, broad collars would have been fastened around the neck with strings that originally were looped through the small holes at the top of the terminals (for a broad collar with original string, see 40.3.2). However, not all of these colla

gold frame in the shape of a round sun over a white wall

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