Archeology jewelry

TALISMAN OF CHARLEMAGNE~ ca. 814 AD; also a reliquary. Said to have been found on his body when his tomb was opened. Made of gold, sapphire, and other gems. Reims Cathedral Treasury, displayed at Palais du Tau.

A museum quality ancient Roman gold ring, circa 400 AD. This hollow ring is bezel-set with a garnet intaglio of Hippocamp – a fish-tailed horse that was considered the horse of Poseidon in Greco-Roman mythology. Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. The ring is elaborately decorated with applied gold wire and triangular-shaped beaded designs. Approximate ring size 6.25 – 6.5 This ring is not sizable.

The most luxurious gold bracelet found at the Pompeii ruins. The feature is that the snake holds the disk of the moon goddess Selene in her mouth. It was...

In 1959, French archaeologists explored under part of the abbey church at Saint Denis, long the burial place of French royalty. They found a stone sarcophagus of ancient style and opened it up: The stone sarcophagus held clothing and the remains of textiles-all in a remarkable state of conservation-thus allowing us to reconstruct the garments of a noblewoman from the Merovingian era. The deceased wore a violet-coloured silk skirt, held in place by a large leather belt that had a sumptuously…

Ca 200 A.D. ancient Roman gold ring with an engraved wolf. Measutrement of bezel :9 x 5.5 mm Ring size : "J" = US 5

rotating scarab rings

Hellenistic Gold Diadem with Floral Ornamentation, ca. 3rd century B.C.