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Roman jewelry. A pair of crotalia earrings from the Roman Empire. Ancient Roman jewelry was characterized by an interest in colored gemstones and glass, in contrast with their Greek predecessors who focused primarily on the production of high-quality metalwork by practiced artisans. [1] Extensive control of Mediterranean territories provided an ...
Three-layered sardonyx cameo, Roman artwork, c. 14 –20 AD. Cameo ( / ˈkæmioʊ /) is a method of carving an object such as an engraved gem, item of jewellery or vessel. It nearly always features a raised (positive) relief image; contrast with intaglio, which has a negative image. [ 1] Originally, and still in discussing historical work ...
Wreaths and crowns in antiquity. Categories: Jewellery. Ancient Roman metalwork. Ancient Roman art.
The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel", [2] and beyond that, to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything.. In British English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, and South African English it is spelled jewellery, while the spelling is jewelry in American English.
Perhaps 14th century. An engraved gem, frequently referred to as an intaglio, is a small and usually semi-precious gemstone that has been carved, in the Western tradition normally with images or inscriptions only on one face. [1] The engraving of gemstones was a major luxury art form in the ancient world, and an important one in some later periods.
Room 49, British Museum, London [ 1] The Hoxne Hoard ( / ˈhɒksən / HOK-sən) [ 2] is the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, [ 3] and the largest collection of gold and silver coins of the fourth and fifth centuries found anywhere within the former Roman Empire. [ 4] It was found by Eric Lawes, a metal ...
Moregine bracelet. Gold Roman bracelet in the shape of a snake found at Moregine, near Pompeii. It is inscribed " dominus ancillae suae " on the inside. In November 2000, an archaeological excavation at Moregine/Murecine, to the south of Pompeii, discovered the body of a woman with several pieces of gold jewellery, including a gold bracelet in ...
Medieval jewelry. The Dunstable Swan Jewel, a livery badge in gold and ronde bosse enamel, about 1400. The Middle Ages was a period that spanned approximately 1000 years and is normally restricted to Europe and the Byzantine Empire. The material remains we have from that time, including jewelry, can vary greatly depending on the place and time ...