August 1, 2019
Jewellery from Werner Forman Archive
Werner Forman Archive press release – July 30, 2019
Werner Forman Archive archive holds a lot of pictures of jewellery of many kinds, both for personal adornment, and symbolic or religious purposes.
The collage above show a few nice pieces from the collection.
- A pendant from the tomb of Tutankhamun in the form of a ‘Wedjat eye’, symbol of protection, flanked by the vulture goddess, Nekhbet and the snake goddess Wadjet, protectors of Upper & Lower Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 18th dynasty c.1336-1327BC Material: Gold, semi-precious stones.
- Tubular gold torque which was probably a votive object. Probably the earliest known example of a specifically Irish style. Country of Origin: Ireland. Culture: Celtic Date/Period: 1st C BC. Material: gold
- Thor’s hammer amulet. Illustrates how Christian symbolism was gradually incorporated into Viking artifacts. Country of Origin: Iceland. Culture: Viking. Date/Period: 10th C. Material: bronze
- Three gold finger rings. Country of Origin: Ghana. Culture: Ashanti. Material: Gold.
This is just a tiny selection from Werner Forman Archive’s pandora’s box of images.