Coral jewelry has been worn as an amulet of protection against ailments and danger since ancient Rome.

A giant flaming ball shooting across the sky: what humans wouldn’t be fascinated?

It’s hard to pinpoint when modern-day lockets were invented, but it’s believed that they evolved from ancient amulets.

Rings with hidden keys are a great idea, but not a new one. Let’s go back 2000+ years.

Anthropomorphic, wild, and adorable, pansies were jubilantly translated into jewelry throughout the Victorian era.

The best “costume jewelry” during the Georgian era was pinchbeck, a top-secret formula that looked — and wore — just like gold.

A turquoise given by a loving hand carries with it happiness and good fortune. -Arabic proverb

Jewelry made from hair allowed the bereaved to keep their loved one with them always.

These jewels were worn discreetly to show one’s support for the beheaded monarch Charles I.