One of the most striking features of ancient Egyptian jewelry is the mysterious heiroglyphic symbols engraved on the pendants and rings. This Egyptian heiroglyphic jewelry can still be found and personalized with your own name or any other special message. This system of using symbols is known as the phonetic system of picture writing. The symbols are quite interesting and intriguing. Some of them are even quite mysterious and may have more than one meaning attached to them.

Beautiful heiroglyphic rings can be found in this category. Egyptian letters which represent different objects or concepts like slope, eagle, chick, lion, cobra, hand, rope, two strokes, arm, foot and many others are engraved on these rings. These letters can be translated to each alphabet in any modern language. This way you can have a pendant or a ring with your encrypted name engraved on it.

You can also have your
favorite symbols engraved instead of having them translated to a certain word or message. Jewelry of Egyptian hieroglyphic is prepared by skilled artisans from Egypt who are responsible for translating your message into the ancient sign language. Today you can order such a ring or a pendant on the internet by the click of your mouse. Many Egyptian jewelry designers now offer this service and take orders online.

The commonly used pendants in Egyptian jewelry are known as cartouches. They may have many symbols engraved on them or a single figure of some god or goddess. Some cartouches are double-sided so that you can have two different symbols engraved on each side.

Jewelry of Egyptian hieroglyphic is beautiful and mesmerizing. If you are fond of antiques and ancient stuff, you are definitely going to like these items. These rings and pendants made of pure gold are excellent to be given away as lovely and personalized gifts to your loved ones.