Antique Jewelry

Jewelry from ancient Egypt

Dr. Maarten J. van Raven

Read this introduction survey on ancient Egyptian jewelry and amulets by curator Dutch National Archaeological Museum in Leiden.

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Carl Peter FABERGE: Part of a European Tradition

To most of us today the name Peter Carl Faberge conjures up memories of the extravagance and whimsicality enjoyed by a doomed society. It is impossible to think of him without recalling the surprise Easter Eggs and bejeweled mechanical trifles that he made to amuse the last of the Romanovs.

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