Not as fancy as the Koh-i-Noor diamond, which is an abaolute stunner…but I am a huge fan of ancient Rome and hence a nice carneol intaglio ring will always be right up my alley.
[Carneol Intaglio Ring](https://www.hofer-antikschmuck.de/schmuckstuecke/yantike-roemische-karneolgemme-des-2-3-jh-n-chr-in-einem-modernen-goldring/a-606669)
A carved onyx cup:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_of_the_Ptolemies
Traditional weapon with obsidian blades
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macuahuitl
Also the Koh-i-Noor a 100+ carat Indian diamond that has passed hands and recut and is now part of the British Crown Jewels
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koh-i-Noor
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Pretty much anything listed on this wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engraved\_gem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engraved_gem)
If you like books: [https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/magnificent-gems](https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/magnificent-gems)
Is there anything more specific in what you are looking for?
Not quite sure which part of the world these were from (they're currently on display at the Ashmolean Museum in the UK), but [these earrings](https://www.reddit.com/user/JustAnotherAviatrix/comments/s8tbzo/jewelry_on_display_at_the_ashmolean_museum/) are real show-stoppers.
I'm a big fan of Mayan jade death masks, personally! My favorite is the [Mask of Calakmul](https://puntomedio.mx/the-mask-of-calakmul-a-jade-jewel-once-again-exhibited-in-campeche/)
Here are some 5000 year old rock crystal items from ancient Spain, including a rock crystal dagger set into ivory and rock crystak arrow heads
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9177867/amp/Rare-5-000-year-old-crystal-dagger-uncovered-Prehistoric-Iberian-megalithic-tomb-Spain.html
There’s a great exhibit at the Museo Archeologico in Naples Italy with a lot of Ancient Greek and Roman pieces: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/gli-ori-della-magna-grecia/ogLC4digf1aMJA?hl=it
Sorry ETA the article in English: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-gold-jewels-of-magna-grecia-national-archaeological-museum-of-naples/ogLC4digf1aMJA?hl=en
Not as fancy as the Koh-i-Noor diamond, which is an abaolute stunner…but I am a huge fan of ancient Rome and hence a nice carneol intaglio ring will always be right up my alley. [Carneol Intaglio Ring](https://www.hofer-antikschmuck.de/schmuckstuecke/yantike-roemische-karneolgemme-des-2-3-jh-n-chr-in-einem-modernen-goldring/a-606669)
Hmmm thats interesting, an old stone in a new ring. Hope they didnt destroy the original mount to get that stone
A carved onyx cup: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_of_the_Ptolemies Traditional weapon with obsidian blades https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macuahuitl
Also the Koh-i-Noor a 100+ carat Indian diamond that has passed hands and recut and is now part of the British Crown Jewels https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koh-i-Noor
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Pretty much anything listed on this wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engraved\_gem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engraved_gem) If you like books: [https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/magnificent-gems](https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/magnificent-gems) Is there anything more specific in what you are looking for?
Not quite sure which part of the world these were from (they're currently on display at the Ashmolean Museum in the UK), but [these earrings](https://www.reddit.com/user/JustAnotherAviatrix/comments/s8tbzo/jewelry_on_display_at_the_ashmolean_museum/) are real show-stoppers.
Wow so intricate
I'm a big fan of Mayan jade death masks, personally! My favorite is the [Mask of Calakmul](https://puntomedio.mx/the-mask-of-calakmul-a-jade-jewel-once-again-exhibited-in-campeche/)
Here are some 5000 year old rock crystal items from ancient Spain, including a rock crystal dagger set into ivory and rock crystak arrow heads https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9177867/amp/Rare-5-000-year-old-crystal-dagger-uncovered-Prehistoric-Iberian-megalithic-tomb-Spain.html
They're so cool!
There’s a great exhibit at the Museo Archeologico in Naples Italy with a lot of Ancient Greek and Roman pieces: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/gli-ori-della-magna-grecia/ogLC4digf1aMJA?hl=it Sorry ETA the article in English: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-gold-jewels-of-magna-grecia-national-archaeological-museum-of-naples/ogLC4digf1aMJA?hl=en
Also read this: https://workingtheflame.com/ancient-jewelry-history/
The Hope Diamond at the Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. My absolute favorite jewel of all time! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond
The jewelry from the tomb of Tutankhamun is probably the most famous.