ASSAF PERETZ/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY Hundreds of ancient coins, oil lamps and gold jewelry have been discovered in Israel, mysteriously thrown away centuries ago in a Byzantine garbage dump.

Then, on Dec. 5, Christie's will host its annual Ancient Jewelry auction, which includes Byzantine and medieval pieces as well as a wider variety of ancient items.

The discovery of an array of mosaics, crucifixes and jewelry has shown the Byzantine church likely stood at the center of a vibrant Christian community. Related: Ancient temple built by the ...

Hundreds of ancient coins, oil lamps and gold jewelry have been discovered in Israel, mysteriously thrown away centuries ago in a Byzantine garbage dump. The excavation site is located on the ...

An intricate mosaic dating back 1,600 years has been unveiled in Israel nearly 40 years after it was first discovered, the ...

“Making [cloisonné] is incredibly time-consuming,” says Davies. “A single cloisonné bead can involve hundreds of hours.” Each bead is set with a gold wire inlay, which is then filled ...

Hundreds of coins, intact lamps and even ancient gold jewelry have been found in Israel, curiously discarded hundreds of years ago in a Byzantine garbage dump. Archaeologists have been excavating ...

Ancient gold and silver jewelry has been unearthed from within ... According to written records from the 6th-century Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea, the Mangup region at the time ...

ATHENS — Greek archaeologists have discovered a virtually intact grave of an ancient noblewoman buried with her golden jewelry at a ... was later turned into a Byzantine church and a monastery.

For almost three decades, the Greek-born jewelry designer Konstantino Soulias (he uses only his first name professionally) has taken ideas from ancient ... s inspired by Byzantine art and ...