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.

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