Royal Jewels

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Necklace circa 14-13th century BC, found at Mari, a flourishing city west of the Euphrates

 

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Necklace from the tomb at the ancient city of Nimrud, in Iraq.
Nimrud was the capital of Ashurnasirpal II, an Assyrian king of the 9th century BC

 

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Nimrud: gold bracelets

 

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Greek diadem, 300BC. In Israel, construction of a 2nd Temple had begun

 

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Gold bracelet and earrings from Pompeii

 

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ancient egyptian princess sithathoriunet of the 12th dynasty egypt, daughter of senworset II.

 

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and now, i''m off to do other things...i have to watch ghost whisperer tonight...
loves jenna, and enjoy!

 

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back for just a minute..this is fab..
18th dynasty...flies are 9cm solid gold..

This necklace, with three pendants in the form of flies, was given to queen Ahhotep by her two sons Kamose and Ahmose in gratitude for her supportive role during the struggle for liberation against the Hyksos.

The presence of this type of gold jewelry, which corresponds to a military decoration bestowed upon military leaders for their courage in the battle field, is unique in a queen''s collection. It is made of stylized flies formed of plaques of gold with two bulging eyes and an open work body.

 

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a few more snakes, these cobras are within the solid gold pectoral of sithathor..another princess related to king senworset II of the 12th dynasty, a near namesake of sithathoriunet

 

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this royal uraus or cobra is from the same dynastic family and is thought to have belonged to the king himself

 

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and probably one of the most popular symbols used in ancient royal and typical jewelry is this, the scarab. gold ring, fiance scarab.

 

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Scarab ring inscribed with head of Hathor, uraei, cartouche of Tuthmosis III. Part of a complete unrobbed grave. Dynasty 18 (about 1425 BC). Courtesy Museums Liverpool

 

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how about cartouches as well? they were used as symbolic surrounds to royal names only. no other class of citizen was allowed to surround his or her name by a cartouche, only a royal enjoyed that privilage.
Ring of Ramesses IV

 

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solid gold cartouche ring from the 18th dynasty egypt. tut''s time

 

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Queen Nefertari, the beloved wife of Ramses II, is depicted wearing a golden vulture''s-wing headress and worshipping a group of sacred cattle in a wall painting in her tomb in the Valley of the Queens at Thebes, Egypt. her cartouche bearing her name is beside her.

 

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and of course another popular symbol used all the time in ancient egypt, the ankh..this one is an ankh from about 3000 years ago, made of solid bronze

 

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used for jewelry and protection, the ankh symbolized life eternal..notice in this painting of the king and queen akhenaten and nefertiti, that the sun gold ra holds ankhs in outstretched hands to the faces of the royals..giving them life eternal and devine right to rule

 

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Date: 2/20/2009 8:45:27 AM
Author: Sithathoriunet
sapphire and diamond pendant from cartier....i think i just fainted...like wow.

This was once part of the Duchess of Windsor''s collection. Unfortunately I haven''t seen her wearing that piece.

 

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ok everyone! so, it''s almost bed time...i have a subject for us all that really interests me and i hope some of you! i have had a peek at royals and their watches...a beautiful watch is a functioning jewel in it''s self with the workmanship and beauty..so, i''m posting this amazing Gruen, 14kt solid gold, it''s like a magic watch to me, very willy wonka..it was my great aunt''s...it''s so royal looking with detail i have never seen..i will post some of our diana''s watches next..i have to scan in some i have seen on the queen..but it''s so hard to come by royal watch pictures...maybe some of you can help?
anyways, enjoy this lovely watch..from 1918...of course Gruen himself was one of the fathers of the wristwatch and an amazing watch maker....

 

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ok, here are a slew of diana''s beauties....watches i mean

 

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18K YELLOW GOLD CARTIER TANK FRANCAISE WATCH

After her divorce, this is the watch she wore often. Princes William and Harry made a visit to Kensington Palace and selected one item each from their mother''s possessions. Prince Harry chose the ring and Prince William chose his mother''s 18K yellow gold Cartier Tank Francaişe watch.

 

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DIAMOND-STRAP WATCH

 

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TWO-TONE METAL WATCH

 

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PATEK PHILLIPE GOLD WATCH

This gold watch and gold bracelet are birthday gifts from Prince Charles. In most pictures of Diana before her divorce, this is the watch she used often.

 

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HUGE WATCH FACE WITH BLACK LEATHER STRAP

 

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this is the only photo i have found of the sapphire watch diana had that was a part of her saudi sapphire suite...

 

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here is queen elizabeth with what appears to be a wristwatch, diamonds?

 

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here she is in a painting...the watch she has on she wears i''ve noticed, a lot...white gold perhaps? diamonds?

 

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wish i had a better pic, but i''ll scan some later..this one has to be the round faced white gold one she wears a lot ..

 

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here you cannot see a watch, but it was a great photo anyway, and she''s wearing a great necklace!
alraght, off to bed, later my friends..
jenna