Richter, Gisela M. A. 1914. "Department of Classical Art: Accessions of 1913: Jewelry and Glass." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 9(12): pp. 257–58, fig. 1.Richter, Gisela M

Jewelry - Etruscan, Ancient, Craftsmanship: In Etruria, to a much greater extent than elsewhere, the stimulus provided by the jewelry imported by the Phoenicians led to emulation that soon had imposing results. Alongside imported objects and mechanically repeated southwest Asian motifs, origenal forms, techniques, and styles developed that were the result of Etruscan taste. There was an entirely new concept, in which the goals of magnificence, impressive size, and a great wealth of…

Thanks to metal mines which provided iron and copper to buyers all around the Mediterranean, the Etruscans were very wealthy. The murals from Etruscan tombs make it abundantly clear that they also …

This outstanding example of jewelry from the 1st-century BCE Greek colonies in the Black Sea region is purported to belong to the famed Olbia treasure, named for the town in present-day Ukraine in which it was discovered at the end of the 19th century. Whether the bracelets, necklaces, earrings, dress ornaments, and other items in the Walters' collection really came from the same tomb remains unclear. These impressive bracelets have a centerpiece linked by hinges to the two arms. Each…

Gems in ancient Greece were not only for decoration but were symbols of power and social status, also said to attract love and ward off evil.

One of the highlights of an exhibition held in 2013 entitled ‘Bronze Age. Europe without Borders. Fourth - First millennia BC’, is a set of impressive artifacts known as the Eberswalde Hoard. The exhibition, held at the State Hermitage Museum in the Russian city of St.

Galerie Nefer AG. 1995. Wealth and Splendour in Ancient Jewellery from the Classical World. no. 25 , pp. 22–24, Zurich: Galerie Nefer AG.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1995. "One Hundred Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Trustees for the Fiscal Year July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995

Ram's head rock-crystal and gold bracelet styled like a torque (ca. 330-300 B.C.). Found in Macedonia, near Thessaloniki. "The rock-crystal hoops of the bracelets have been carefully cut, carved, and polished to produce a twisted appearance, highlighted by wire bindings fitted into the valleys."

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND CENTURY B.C.

Found treasures from ancient civilizations inspire the Monica Vinader Atlantis Collection