From Troy to the Roman Empire

The collection of Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim includes pieces that date back to the 3rd millennium BC. Back then, jewelry was still closely related to magical and mythical principles that influenced and shaped people’s lives. The bases from which jewelry evolved over the course of the millennia as a phenomenon of immense aesthetic diversity include amulets and […]

A Gilded Funeral Wreath

Lavishly decorating the deceased with fragrant ointments, wine and wreaths dates as far back as 400 BC, serving as a gift of sorts to accompany the dead in the afterlife.   While botanical accoutrements like flowers and twigs wrapped in bronze and copper sheet metal were common to the working class, the richer folk were […]