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Decoding the necklace of an Ancient Egyptian princess

October 3, 2013

By Adela Oppenheim

"You have to imagine that nobody really saw this except the princess."

Essay

Hellenistic Jewelry

April 1, 2007

By Colette Hemingway and Séan Hemingway

A wide variety of jewelry types were produced in the Hellenistic period-earrings, necklaces, pendants, pins, bracelets, armbands, thigh bands, finger rings, wreaths, diadems, and other elaborate hair ornaments.

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New on the Timeline: What Silver Meant in Ancient Egypt

October 19, 2018

By Pac Pobric

Digital Editor Pac Pobric introduces a new Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History essay on the uses of silver in ancient Egypt.

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Precious Punctuation?

December 27, 2013

By Soyoung Lee and Denise Patry Leidy

Curators Denise Leidy and Soyoung Lee discuss mysterious, comma-shaped ornaments seen in the exhibition Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom.

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Former Incarnations: The Secret Lives of Objects in Treasures from India

November 19, 2014

By Courtney A. Stewart

Senior Research Assistant Courtney A. Stewart discusses the fascinating histories of several pieces of jewelry on view in the exhibition Treasures from India: Jewels from The Al-Thani Collection.

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Calder's Inventive Jewelry Featured in Metropolitan Museum Exhibition Opening December 9

Press Release

Jewelry: The Body Transformed

Essay

Golden Treasures: The Royal Tombs of Silla

October 1, 2003

By Soyoung Lee

From the time of their construction, these tombs have stood as symbols of political authority and cultural grandeur.

Publication

Ancient Egyptian Jewelry: A Picture Book

This picture book features images of Ancient Egyptian Jewelry covering works from Pre-dynastic shell necklaces to intricately designed gold earrings of the Roman period. A brief introductory essay discusses the history of jewelry and the evolution of Ancient Egyptian jewelry craftsmanship.

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Jewelry from the Haraga Treasure, United at the Met

January 11, 2016

By Diana Craig Patch and Kei Yamamoto

Curator Diana Craig Patch and Research Associate Kei Yamamoto highlight jewelry from the famed Haraga Treasure now on view in the Met's permanent galleries and in the exhibition Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom.