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Black Onyx Cross Brooch
72.95 USD
Unique art jewelry makes a great gift. We're pleased to present this ornate cross brooch with striking black onyx stones in celebration of Raphael: Sublime Poetry-The Met's landmark exhibition of Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (Italian, 1483-1520), better known as Raphael. Whether pinned to a jacket lapel or the neckline of your favorite knitwear, this brooch exudes the elegance of Renaissance art.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Spanish Day and Night Magnifier Pendant Necklace and Moon Drop Earrings Set
167.95 USD
Art jewelry inspired by The Met collection. These celestial motifs celebrate a type of print called a broadside depicting 48 allegorical figures pertaining to the sun and the moon. The original, now in The Met collection, was printed about 1860-70 by Juan Llorens (Spanish, active ca. 1855-70), an active publisher of broadsides in Barcelona. Broadsides were issued by the thousands and sold on the street or in publishers' shops beginning in 16th-century Europe. These inexpensive sheets of small images, made to entertain the buyer with depictions of current news, children's games, popular tales, and so on, were so well received that certain printing presses made them their specialty. Many early broadsides have been lost due to their ephemeral nature, but numerous others survive in The Met collection. Click
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Meiji Butterfly Pendant Necklace and Drop Earrings Set
177.95 USD
Art jewelry inspired by The Met collection. Butterflies are beloved subjects in Japanese art, not only for their poetic beauty but for their association with longevity and springtime. This shimmering jewelry is inspired by the mother-of-pearl butterflies decorating a marvelous Japanese box (second half of the 19th century) in The Met's holdings. Likely reserved for ceremonial tea utensils, the Museum's Meiji-period treasure-bequeathed by the visionary collector, silversmith, and Tiffany & Co. designer Edward C. Moore (American, 1827-1891)-boasts magnificent craftwork and serves as the most significant example of a Japanese lacquer technique known as maki-e (meaning "sprinkled picture") in Moore's expansive collection. Click
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Classical Carnelian Stud Earrings
62.95 USD
Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. An ancient ring crafted during Greece's Classical period is transformed into contemporary carnelian jewelry. These stud earrings nod to the ring's fiery carnelian centerpiece, which is enveloped by a setting accented with gold filigree. This timeless adornment from the 5th century BCE is part of The Met's celebrated Greek and Roman art collection. Click
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Ancient Mixed Motifs Glass Triple-Drop Earrings
102.95 USD
These eye-catching triple-drop earrings reinterpret three striking glass pieces in The Met collection: a stripy blue inlay dated to Early Imperial Rome (1st half of 1st century CE) and two Egyptian inlay fragments-one bearing a floral design (100 BCE-100 CE), the other a spiral pattern (200 BCE-100 CE)-crafted by way of a mosaic glass technique, which allowed the artisan to create a repeatable image.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Spanish Baldric Lapis Braided Necklace and Elongated Drop Earrings Set
232.95 USD
Art jewelry inspired by The Met collection. This rich blue jewelry is inspired by a spectacular Spanish baldric (first half 17th century), a type of crossbody belt or chain often worn to support a sword. Much of the scholarship around jewelry fashions throughout history is informed by portraits in which the sitters wear a certain style of adornment. An enameled example very much like the one displayed in The Met's Vélez Blanco Patio, dedicated to the decorative arts of Spain between 1450 and 1700, is worn diagonally across the chest in an early 17th-century portrait of a young man. We've honored the blue detailing on the original, featuring champlevé enamel, with semiprecious lapis and enamel elements. Click
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Ottoman Star Antiqued Silver Brooch
107.95 USD
This celestial brooch celebrates an opulent sword with scabbard in The Met collection. Probably assembled by a court jeweler, the spectacular saber has a 17th-century Iranian blade, an 18th-century Indian jade grip, and gem-studded gold and gilt-brass mounts of contemporary workmanship. The emerald near the top of the scabbard opens to reveal a secret compartment containing a gold coin marked with the name of Süleyman the Magnificent (1494-1566), the most powerful Ottoman ruler of the 16th century. Underneath, the gem is inscribed with the phrase, "According to God's will." The most important ceremony in the inauguration of many Islamic rulers was the investiture with such a sword. Read our blog post
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Classical Carnelian Pendant Necklace
157.95 USD
Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. An ancient ring crafted during Greece's Classical period is transformed into contemporary carnelian jewelry. The pendant on this necklace adapts the ring's fiery carnelian centerpiece, which is enveloped by a setting accented with gold filigree. This timeless adornment from the 5th century BCE is part of The Met's celebrated Greek and Roman art collection. Click
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cypriot Twist Pearl Necklace and Drop Earrings Set
237.95 USD
Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. This timeless set reinterprets an elegant gold bracelet from Cyprus in The Met collection. We've embellished the original adornment's characteristic twist motif with so-called "baroque" pearls, named after the word barroco, a Portuguese term for a pearl with an irregular shape. The Museum's bracelet belongs to the esteemed Cesnola Collection, which comprises Cypriot art and artifacts made between ca. 2500 BCE and ca. 300 CE, and serves as the most important and comprehensive assemblage of its kind in the Western world.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Philippine Pearl Double-Strand Necklace and Linear Drop Earrings Set
252.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. This luminous jewelry evokes a gold-and-pearl rosary made in the 17th-19th-century Philippines and now in The Met collection.Between the 16th and 19th centuries, Spanish missionaries traveled to the Philippines and brought with them, among many other Western traditions, the Catholic rosary: a string of beads used to count repetitions of prayers. These devotional beads assumed various sizes and forms, and continued to evolve until a basic design and sequence of prayers were standardized in the 15th century. In the Philippines, which notably boasts the second largest gold reserves in the world, many rosaries and tamborins-a type of Philippine necklace that combined the European rosary with pre-Hispanic and Asian visual concepts-were made of gold and embellished with beads of coral or pearl. Due to the natural elements in this jewelry, the color of the pearls may vary. Read about the Museum treasure behind this jewelry and shop other art-inspired designs in our blog post
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Spanish Baldric Lapis Braided Bracelet
132.95 USD
Art jewelry inspired by The Met collection. This rich blue lapis-and-enamel bracelet is inspired by a spectacular Spanish baldric (first half 17th century), a type of crossbody belt or chain often worn to support a sword. Much of the scholarship around jewelry fashions throughout history is informed by portraits in which the sitters wear a certain style of adornment. An enameled example very much like the one displayed in The Met's Vélez Blanco Patio, dedicated to the decorative arts of Spain between 1450 and 1700, is worn diagonally across the chest in an early 17th-century portrait of a young man. Click
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Ancient Mixed Motifs Glass Bracelet
107.95 USD
Gift her a unique, artful piece of jewelry. This eye-catching bracelet pays tribute to three striking glass pieces in The Met collection: a stripy blue inlay dated to Early Imperial Rome (1st half of 1st century CE) and two Egyptian inlay fragments-one bearing a floral design (100 BCE-100 CE), the other a spiral pattern (200 BCE-100 CE)-crafted by way of a mosaic glass technique, which allowed the artisan to create a repeatable image. Due to the natural elements in this jewelry, the color of the stones may vary.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Laurelton Hall Mosaic Necklace and Earrings Set
252.95 USD
Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. This eye-catching necklace and earrings set is inspired by the luminous blue-hued mosaics decorating the architrave of an elaborate columnar screen (ca. 1905) that once stood at the entrance to Louis C. Tiffany's (American, 1848-1933) home. Laurelton Hall, the sprawling waterfront estate that the Gilded Age visionary designed for himself in Oyster Bay, Long Island, between 1902 and 1905, naturally brimmed with grand architectural elements. Laurelton Hall was the crowning achievement of Louis C. Tiffany's career, though in 1957, it was tragically destroyed by a fire. This loggia, now displayed in The Met's American Wing, was thankfully salvaged from the ruins.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bohemian Dragon Magnifier Pendant Necklace
117.95 USD
Art jewelry inspired by a Met treasure. A celebration of whimsy and artistry, this handcrafted magnifier pendant nods to the exquisite foliate detailing on an imaginative Bohemian ewer (a vase-shaped pitcher) (ca. 1680) in The Met collection. A tangle of fantastical tails and scales supports a smoky rock-crystal basin fiercely protected by a dragon, whose serpentine form creates a handle. The Museum's remarkable Renaissance-style vessel is attributed to the workshop of the 17th-century artisan Ferdinand Eusebio Miseroni (Italian, active Prague, working 1656-84); however, certain elements indicate that it was reworked in the early 19th century.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Willow Catkins Pearl Bib Necklace and Drop Earrings Set
267.95 USD
Our coordinating necklace and earrings set in 18K gold plate features luminous freshwater pearls. They celebrate a handsome ceramic vase in The Met collection decorated with a charming motif of willow catkins. Louis C. Tiffany was moved to produce ceramics after seeing examples of French art pottery at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Many of his pottery vases derived their forms from common wildflowers and water plants as seen in their natural habitats-ferns, lilies, cattails, jack-in-the-pulpits, and toadstools.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Atef Crown Huggie Charm Earrings
92.95 USD
These head-turning huggie earrings reinterpret a pair of remarkable gold, stone, and glass earrings (3rd-2nd century BCE) from Hellenistic Greece in the Museum's holdings. Egyptian influences became fashionable in Greek jewelry during Egypt's Ptolemaic reign (323-31 BCE), as exemplified in some of the detailing on these spectacular adornments in The Met collection. Among their many components is an Egyptianized atef crown-a tall headdress typically worn by the god Osiris-made of a sun disk in a translucent stone surmounted by twin feathers of opaque black-and-white glass; and a heart-shaped pendant with a red stone, bordered by a black-and-white sawtooth design.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tropical Bird Brooch
155.95 USD
Celebrating midcentury design, our fanciful reproduction brooch was inspired by a stunning jewelry set in The Met collection. The original brooch and matching earrings were made about 1956-60 by Trifari, a noted American maker of fashion jewelry founded in 1918. First seen in the post-World War II era, brooches shaped like exotic birds, animals, and bouquets were typical of the lighthearted adornments that stylish women favored, a taste that remained in vogue through the 1950s. Its style is in keeping with the period's trend toward naturalistic motifs in jewelry, characterized by asymmetry and a feeling of spontaneity and movement.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cypriot Twist Triple-Drop Earrings
107.95 USD
The striking twist motif on these timeless earrings comes from an elegant Cypriot bracelet in the Museum's holdings. The original adornment belongs to The Met's esteemed Cesnola Collection, which comprises Cypriot art and artifacts made between ca. 2500 BCE and ca. 300 CE, and serves as the most important and comprehensive assemblage of its kind in the Western world. Click here to learn more about the object that inspired these earrings.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gilded Age Daffodil Brooch
82.95 USD
Unique gifts for her inspired by The Met collection. This radiant bloom has been plucked from the "Daffodil" lamp produced by Tiffany Studios (American, 1902-32) around 1904-10. The daffodil appears to have been a popular Tiffany Studios subject over several decades, and archival photographs of the studio show real daffodils arranged on model shades, demonstrating how closely the artisans worked from nature. Now in The Met's American Wing, the lamp exhibits Louis C. Tiffany's (American, 1848-1933) enduring reverence for the natural world.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cypriot Twist Pearl Chain Pendant Necklace
147.95 USD
Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. This timeless chain necklace embellished with a cultured freshwater baroque pearl reinterprets an elegant gold bracelet from Cyprus and now in The Met collection. So-called "baroque" pearls are named after the word barroco, a Portuguese term for a pearl with an irregular shape. The Museum's bracelet belongs to the esteemed Cesnola Collection, which comprises Cypriot art and artifacts made between ca. 2500 BCE and ca. 300 CE, and serves as the most important and comprehensive assemblage of its kind in the West. Due to the natural elements in this jewelry, the color of the pearls may vary.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Hathor Turquoise Long Necklace and Drop Earrings Set
172.95 USD
Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. This timeless turquoise set evokes ancient beads of faience (ca. 1550-1295 BCE)-a ceramic material created in brilliant blue hues-dating to Egypt's New Kingdom and now in The Met collection. The Museum's beads may have belonged to various necklaces given as offerings to Hathor: the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility; the fierce protector of women; and the daughter of the powerful sun god, Re. Associated with the sun's eternal light, faience objects were thought to possess divine properties. The earrings in this set are informed by a cowroid bead (a cowry shell-shaped amulet) also dating to the New Kingdom and housed in the Museum's Egyptian art collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Herakles Knot Ring - Sterling Silver - Size 6
102.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. This eye-catching ring borrows the Herakles knot on a 2nd-century bracelet from Egypt in The Met collection. The ancient Greeks named this simple but strong knot in reference to the mythical hero Herakles, who used it to tie the skin of the slain Nemean lion around his neck upon fulfilling the first of his legendary 12 labors. Because of its affiliation with Herakles, celebrated for his strength and bravery, the knot was considered a protective amulet. It also assumed association with marriage and fertility. The Herakles knot remained a popular ornamental form into Roman times, as exemplified by the Museum's Roman-period bracelet. Read about the Museum treasure behind this jewelry and shop other art-inspired designs in our blog post
Black Onyx Cross Pendant Necklace
92.95 USD
An art-inspired necklace makes a great gift. Presented in celebration of The Met's landmark exhibition dedicated to Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (Italian, 1483-1520)-better known as Raphael-this eye-catching cross pendant evokes the ornate elegance of Renaissance art. Raphael: Sublime Poetry is the first showcase of its kind in the United States, bringing together more than 170 of the artist's greatest masterpieces and rarely seen treasures.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Herakles Knot Ring - 14K Gold Plate/Sterling Silver - Size 6
102.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. This eye-catching ring borrows the Herakles knot on a 2nd-century bracelet from Egypt in The Met collection. The ancient Greeks named this simple but strong knot in reference to the mythical hero Herakles, who used it to tie the skin of the slain Nemean lion around his neck upon fulfilling the first of his legendary 12 labors. Because of its affiliation with Herakles, celebrated for his strength and bravery, the knot was considered a protective amulet. It also assumed association with marriage and fertility. The Herakles knot remained a popular ornamental form into Roman times, as exemplified by the Museum's Roman-period bracelet. Read about the Museum treasure behind this jewelry and shop other art-inspired designs in our blog post
The Metropolitan Museum of Art European Cameo Charm Necklace and Drop Earrings Set
207.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. This striking set celebrates the "Marlborough Gem," a 19th-century adornment in The Met's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts holdings. So named for reputedly belonging to a collection formed by the fourth duke of Marlborough, the original ornament features a central cameo based on a Roman type in which the subject glances over her shoulder. She's framed by an assortment of smaller cameos-added by a subsequent owner-a few of which may claim classical origins. The Museum's ensemble illustrates the age-old practice of incorporating cameos to build pieces of greater complexity.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Karavas Gems Large-Bead Aventurine and Pearl Necklace and Drop Earrings Set
247.95 USD
Unique, art-inspired gifts for her. Our elegant jewelry celebrates a timeless 6th-7th-century necklace found at Karavas, Cyprus, which once belonged to the Byzantine empire. In 330 CE, Constantine the Great (r. 306-337)-the first Christian ruler of the Roman empire-transferred the imperial capital from Rome to the eastern city of Byzantion, which he renamed Constantinople ("the city of Constantine") in his own honor. As the inheritors of the Roman empire, the Byzantines carried the torch of tradition and produced a wealth of wearable treasures in precious gold, silver, and gemstones, signaling their unwavering status. The Museum's adornment, with its colorful green-quartz beads, lustrous pearls, and exquisite opus interrasile craftsmanship-a pierced metalwork technique used between the 3rd and 7th centuries-exemplifies the astounding finesse of Byzantine jewelry. Model shown is also wearing the Karavas Gems Aventurine Beaded Necklace (80059731) Read about the Museum treasure behind this jewelry and shop other art-inspired designs in our blog post
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Moon and Star Hoop Earrings
47.95 USD
Our hoop earrings with removable charms evoke the celestial motifs in a stained-glass roundel (1390) at The Met Cloisters. Crafted in a large court workshop in Niederösterreich, Austria-which specialized in elongated figures positioned in profile, heavy masses of drapery, and an unusually rich range of colors-the roundel was originally installed in the castle at Ebreichsdorf near the Hungarian border. Having withstood attacks by the Mongols in the 13th century followed by the Turks in the 17th century, the castle never returned to its medieval splendor; with the exception of a surviving panel in Vienna, the windows housed at The Cloisters are all that remain of the structure's magnificent glasswork.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Herakles Knot Ring - 14K Gold Plate/Sterling Silver - Size 8
102.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. This eye-catching ring borrows the Herakles knot on a 2nd-century bracelet from Egypt in The Met collection. The ancient Greeks named this simple but strong knot in reference to the mythical hero Herakles, who used it to tie the skin of the slain Nemean lion around his neck upon fulfilling the first of his legendary 12 labors. Because of its affiliation with Herakles, celebrated for his strength and bravery, the knot was considered a protective amulet. It also assumed association with marriage and fertility. The Herakles knot remained a popular ornamental form into Roman times, as exemplified by the Museum's Roman-period bracelet. Read about the Museum treasure behind this jewelry and shop other art-inspired designs in our blog post
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Philippine Pearl Linear Drop Earrings
92.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. These luminous earrings reinterpret a gold-and-pearl rosary made in the 17th-19th-century Philippines and now in The Met collection.Between the 16th and 19th centuries, Spanish missionaries traveled to the Philippines and brought with them, among many other Western traditions, the Catholic rosary: a string of beads used to count repetitions of prayers. These devotional beads assumed various sizes and forms, and continued to evolve until a basic design and sequence of prayers were standardized in the 15th century. In the Philippines, which notably boasts the second largest gold reserves in the world, many rosaries and tamborins-a type of Philippine necklace that combined the European rosary with pre-Hispanic and Asian visual concepts-were made of gold and embellished with beads of coral or pearl. Due to the natural elements in this jewelry, the color of the pearls may vary. Read about the Museum treasure behind this jewelry and shop other art-inspired designs in our blog post
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Celestial Symbols Double-Strand Bracelet
62.95 USD
The celestial symbols adorning our double-strand bracelet interpret the sun and moon motifs on a stained-glass roundel (1390) at The Met Cloisters. Crafted in a large court workshop in Niederösterreich, Austria-which specialized in elongated figures positioned in profile, heavy masses of drapery, and an unusually rich range of colors-the roundel was originally installed in the castle at Ebreichsdorf near the Hungarian border. Having withstood attacks by the Mongols in the 13th century followed by the Turks in the 17th century, the castle never returned to its medieval splendor; with the exception of a surviving panel in Vienna, the windows housed at The Cloisters are all that remain of the structure's magnificent glasswork.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Herakles Knot Ring - 14K Gold Plate/Sterling Silver - Size 7
102.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. This eye-catching ring borrows the Herakles knot on a 2nd-century bracelet from Egypt in The Met collection. The ancient Greeks named this simple but strong knot in reference to the mythical hero Herakles, who used it to tie the skin of the slain Nemean lion around his neck upon fulfilling the first of his legendary 12 labors. Because of its affiliation with Herakles, celebrated for his strength and bravery, the knot was considered a protective amulet. It also assumed association with marriage and fertility. The Herakles knot remained a popular ornamental form into Roman times, as exemplified by the Museum's Roman-period bracelet. Read about the Museum treasure behind this jewelry and shop other art-inspired designs in our blog post
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sculpted Bouquet Drop Earrings
82.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. A parian porcelain vase (1830-70) probably made in Bennington, Vermont, serves as the inspiration behind these earrings. Elevated with cultured freshwater pearls, our adornments feature lacquer flowers and a ceramic glaze in reference to the Museum's vessel. Parian porcelain, named in reference to the ancient marble quarry on the Greek island of Parros, has a higher proportion of feldspar (a rock-forming mineral) than conventional porcelain, resulting in what resembles white statuary marble. Stylish and affordable, household ornaments made of parian porcelain became extremely popular in the mid-19th century.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cypriot Twist Pearl Double-Drop Earrings
122.95 USD
Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. These stylish cultured freshwater pearl earrings reinterpret an elegant gold bracelet from Cyprus and now in The Met collection. So-called "baroque" pearls are named after the word barroco, a Portuguese term for a pearl with an irregular shape. The Museum's bracelet belongs to the esteemed Cesnola Collection, which comprises Cypriot art and artifacts made between ca. 2500 BCE and ca. 300 CE, and serves as the most important and comprehensive assemblage of its kind in the West. Due to the natural elements in this jewelry, the color of the pearls may vary.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cypriot Twist Pearl Drop Earrings
107.95 USD
Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. These classic earrings featuring cultured freshwater pearls reinterpret an elegant gold bracelet from Cyprus in The Met collection. We've embellished the original adornment's characteristic twist motif with so-called "baroque" pearls, named after the word barroco, a Portuguese term for a pearl with an irregular shape. The Museum's bracelet belongs to the esteemed Cesnola Collection, which comprises Cypriot art and artifacts made between ca. 2500 BCE and ca. 300 CE, and serves as the most important and comprehensive assemblage of its kind in the Western world. Due to the natural elements in this jewelry, the color of the pearls may vary.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Celestial Symbols Carved Mother-of-Pearl Signet Ring - Size 7
42.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. A stained-glass roundel (1390) at The Met Cloisters lends its celestial motifs to this eye-catching ring. The original was crafted in a large court workshop in Niederösterreich, Austria, and installed in the castle at Ebreichsdorf near the Hungarian border. Having withstood attacks by the Mongols in the 13th century, followed by the Turks in the 17th century, the castle never returned to its medieval splendor; with the exception of a surviving panel in Vienna, this roundel and a series of narrative panels depicting the life of Christ, formerly displayed in the Gothic Chapel at Ebreichsdorf and now at The Cloisters, are all that remain of the structure's magnificent glasswork.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Laurelton Hall Mosaic Earrings
102.95 USD
Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. These luminous earrings are inspired by the blue-hued mosaics decorating the architrave of an elaborate columnar screen (ca. 1905) that once stood at the entrance to Louis C. Tiffany's (American, 1848-1933) home. Laurelton Hall, the sprawling waterfront estate that the Gilded Age visionary designed for himself in Oyster Bay, Long Island, between 1902 and 1905, naturally brimmed with grand architectural elements. Laurelton Hall was the crowning achievement of Louis C. Tiffany's career, though in 1957, it was tragically destroyed by a fire. This loggia, now displayed in The Met's American Wing, was thankfully salvaged from the ruins.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Filipino Pearl Cross Pendant Necklace
157.95 USD
This delicate pendant embellished with freshwater pearls references a gold-and-pearl cross made in the Philippines between the 17th and 19th centuries. This eye-catching charm evokes the many timeless emblems of faith in the Museum's holdings.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Herakles Knot Ring - Sterling Silver - Size 8
102.95 USD
Unique gifts for her. This eye-catching ring borrows the Herakles knot on a 2nd-century bracelet from Egypt in The Met collection. The ancient Greeks named this simple but strong knot in reference to the mythical hero Herakles, who used it to tie the skin of the slain Nemean lion around his neck upon fulfilling the first of his legendary 12 labors. Because of its affiliation with Herakles, celebrated for his strength and bravery, the knot was considered a protective amulet. It also assumed association with marriage and fertility. The Herakles knot remained a popular ornamental form into Roman times, as exemplified by the Museum's Roman-period bracelet. Read about the Museum treasure behind this jewelry and shop other art-inspired designs in our blog post
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Willow Catkins Pearl Drop Earrings
92.95 USD
Our eye-catching earrings in 18K gold plate feature drops adorned with freshwater pearls. They celebrate a handsome ceramic vase in The Met collection decorated with a charming motif of willow catkins. Louis C. Tiffany was moved to produce ceramics after seeing examples of French art pottery at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Many of his pottery vases derived their forms from common wildflowers and water plants as seen in their natural habitats-ferns, lilies, cattails, jack-in-the-pulpits, and toadstools.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Ancient Gems Triple-Drop Lapis Earrings
92.95 USD
These colorful lapis earrings pay tribute to a rare gold ring in the Greek and Roman Study Collection at The Met. Produced in Cyprus in the 6th century BCE, this precious ring displays impressive aspects of the ancient goldsmith's art. The ring bears two of its three original insets: a piece of sard (quartz) and a "stone" of glass paste, which would have presented a pleasing color contrast with the third element. Due to the natural elements in this jewelry, the color of the stones may vary.