It’s certainly not because the pieces aren’t precious, Solomon said. “Ancient jewelry is much less expensive than what retail is right now,” she said. In fact, some of the items up for ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...

Beads, often cut from precious metal and stone, were strung into intricate necklaces and bracelets. The brooch, a stylish pin, shows the style and function of jewelry in ancient Egyptian times.

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,600-year-old pot containing gold jewellery and statuettes of a family of gods at an ancient Egyptian temple. The artefacts found at the site included beads ...