Today, gold is typically sold at a lower karat because it has been mixed with other metals to make it sturdier, she explained. When donning ancient pieces, then, she advised wearing the pieces on “a ...

With dazzling pieces from ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt, these historic gems may just cost less than today’s designer ...

Ancient jewelry is up for auction ... of a day’s work” it would have cost to make a piece from this collection — or how expensive the jewelry was at the time of their origin — she doesn ...