Ancient Handmade Egyptian Jewelry

Egyptian Jewelry is a symbol of high stature and royalty. From explicit gold, silver to rare stones every piece of Egyptian jewelry is made with high quality material and skilled workmanship. Finest form of gold and silver was used while making the hand made Egyptian jewelry. From necklaces, earrings, bracelets, crowns to belts the wide range of Egyptian jewelry had something for everyone. Irrespective of gender and color Egyptian people wore jewelry every where they went.

The Egyptian art is famous for its rare designs and religious nature of the jewelry. It is believed that jewelry that Egyptians wore was not just for stating the social status it also, protected them from evil. Every metal, stone or mineral is a symbol of particular deities and therapeutic values. Precious Metal like gold symbolized solar deity, turquoise and lapis lazuli symbolized joy and delight. It is worth noting here that silver was costlier in the Egyptian culture than gold due to its scarcity.

• Ankh – The symbol of Life
  According to Egyptian mythology the symbol defines life. In Latin it is often referred to a cross with a handle. Till date the symbol has survived and is regarded as a sacred sign. It is often referred to an assertion of life.


• Cartouche – The divine royalty
  Ancient Egyptian mythology scholars define pharaohs as the descendants of GOD. Cartouche is yet another jewelry that had names of Gods or Kings. Earlier these were small and round but with the increasing length of the names they became enlarged horizontally. The shape defines a rope encircling the name and is tied at one end.


• Scarab - A very unique form of jewelry that referred to re-birth and rising sun’s generative forces.

Generally, it was used as an amulet, pendant or stamp steal. These were made of finest gold, turquoise, alabaster, basalt, etc.

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