Ancient jewelry is up for auction at Christie's on Feb. 4, where buyers can snag a piece of history for less than today's modern fine jewelry. Tamara Beckwith/NY Post Who needs jewelry fit for a ...

They have also found the scarab, which bears the cartouche of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled from 1390 to 1353 B.C. Scarabs were common charms in ancient Egypt, representing the ...

An ancient Egyptian iron bead found inside a 5,000-year-old tomb was crafted from a meteorite, new research shows. The tube-shaped piece of jewelry was first discovered in 1911 at the Gerzeh ...

Barraging ancient beads with ... that’s where the Egyptians likely looked. Rehren and a team of archaeologists have been studying Egyptian jewelry first uncovered from a grave in 1911 ...

The earliest known iron beads may come from ancient Egyptian tombs ... One boy had some of his seven beads strung into jewelry; the other had collected a wide range of valuable stones and odd ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the ancient mummy of a teenage girl decked out in beautiful jewelry, including beaded necklaces and copper earrings, according to the Egyptian Ministry of ...

The discoveries include gold-plated beads, eye-shaped amulets and a small statue of three Egyptian gods. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A team of Egyptian and French archaeologists ...

This belief shows the spiritual significance that jewelry had in the lives of ancient Egyptians. Even a single bead was considered a window into their culture and beliefs. The Karnak temple ...

The items spanned centuries and included a range of styles from different eras of ancient Egyptian civilization ... of Alexander the Great -- and jewelry pieces that date back 2,400 years were ...

An engraved mirror and beaded jewelry discovered at the ancient family tomb near Luxor Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities / South Asasif Conservation Project Archaeologists have ...

In fact, charms have ancient history. The ancient Egyptians used them as symbols of protection, while during the Roman Empire, they served as statements of character — because, yes, all roads do ...