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Beautiful Crowns, Bangles, & Rare Jewels Displayed at the Getty Villa Museum in California.

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Check Out This Amazing Collection! On Display at the Getty Villa Museum in the Pacific Palisades, CA the Collection has Items from the time Before Christ. Here we have some Amazing Snake Bangles. Had Crafted from Gold and made with Care and Precision. We also See some Beautiful Crowns Made of Gold. One was coupled with a Gold and Glass Flask from the time period where Carring Liquids was Crucial. A few other very Interesting Pieces are the Gold Necklace and Earring Sets. Red Carnelian Stones were quite Often Used with Gold and the 2 Rings Displayed here are Perfect Examples of The Earliest Bezel Set Stones in Gold. They were always Hand Carved with Various Images.  The Hand Work and Craftsmanship on these Pieces are Truly Amazing, Especially being From the Time Period they are Saved From.  If you get a chance to visit the Getty Villa, We Highly Recommend it. Ritz Jewelers in Los Angeles.

Gold And Carnelian Rings From 450 B.C. Displayed at The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California

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Recently we took a trip to the Getty Villa in California.  Check Out some of our previous blogs to see a more detailed about the facility. We took many pictures while we were there and we want to show case all the pictures every so often. These are 4 rings from as old as 450 B.C. They are made of gold, which has been kept intact after all these years. The Red stone we see, which was very common for its time is the red Carnelian. Each one has its own engraving on the center stone. Some war based and some homages to popular people around that time period.  We have included a picture of the placard, which gives more details on each piece. Enjoy Ritz Jewelers, Los Angeles