The history of Egyptian jewelry is as old as 5000 BC. Starting with materials like bones, stones and woods to serve religious and spiritual interests. The most common symbol of that era is "Ankh"that exists till now. Other symbols like the Lotus flower, the Eye of horus, the Scarab and the falcons were also used to describe emotions of that period.
In the middle kingdom, there was a shift in the Egyptian jewelry designing. Now, gold was included in making jewelries for pharaohs, They also included semi-precious materials for carving jewelries, jewelry made in gold such as "Earrings, Rings, vest, Necklaces, cartouches and crowns were found in toombs.
Now, you can add an Egyptian jewelry piece "Scarab,, ankh, Eye of horus, cartouche jewelry or a lotus flower" to your collection. ranging from ancient style to modern design beautifully.
Our exquisite line of Egyptian silver jewelry All hand-crafted in Egypt by our own skilled craftsmen. Including Cartouches, Ankhs, Scarabs, Lotus flower, Eye of horus, Nefertiti, King Tut, Cleopatra, Anubis, Toth, Isis and Osiris pendants, rings and earrings.
Egyptian jewelry as enchanted man kind since if was first made. Egyptian bracelets and Egyptian necklaces are still in fashion despite there styles being thousands of years old. Egyptian jewelry has stood the test of time, handcrafted silver and gold jewelry is still made using age old techniques. The most popular jewelry uses the Egyptian ankh, Egyptian cartouche and the mysterious Egyptian scarabs. Ancient Egyptian Fashion was just not the domain of Kings and Queens even the poorest people would have some items that they cherished and wore on special occasions, because of this goldsmiths were very busy and held in high regard in the community for there ability to produce the finest gold and silver jewelry of there time.
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Monday, March 23, 2009
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