Egyptian jewelry - filigree cartouche in 18k gold or silver from Cairo Egypt.

Personalized Egyptian Cartouche jewelry

Personalized Egyptian Cartouche jewelry.

Inscriptions for your cartouche in hieroglyphpics, Arabic or English

Personalized Egyptian Cartouche Jewelry from Khan El Khalili

The Filigree Cartouche Closed Style

Egyptian Cartouche What is a Cartouche? A Cartouche (pronounced "kar-toosh") is actually a French word meaning 'gun cartridge'. When Napoleon's soldiers were in Egypt, they called the oval shaped etchings surrounding the king names "cartouche" because it reminded them of the shape of their gun cartridges, or bullets. Cartouches have a a long lasting legend that dates back over 5000 years ago. A Cartouche was originally designed for the Pharaohs to be an amulet of protection. Each Cartouche had the name of the person wearing it written in Egyptian Hieroglyphics King Tut... Ramses... Nefertiti... Cleopatra. Your personalized cartouche jewelry will be hand made in our Cairo workshop. Custom orders welcomed.

18k Gold personalized filigree cartouche

Don't forget your 18k gold chain

Available single or double sided.

i.e. one side in hieroglyphics the other side in English, inscriptions and symbols are completely at your discretion. You will be given the choice for 18k yellow gold or 18k white gold symbols on the order form.

History of Filigree Jewelry in Ancient Egyptian

In the 1920s archeologists lifted the lid on two of the most significant finds this century, revealing that filigree was in fact more than 5000 years old. The first discovery was of a filigree knife sheath dating from 2600 B.C., found in the royal tomb of the Mesopotamian Queen Pu-Abi. The second was the discovery of several gold and silver rings with exquisitely formed filigree shanks dating from 1350 B.C., found in the legendary tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen

	Single	Sided	Double	Sided**
up to 4 symbols per side approx. 1 1/2" L *	$158.00		$205.00
5 to 6 symbols per side approx. 1 3/4" L *	$188.00		$235.00
7 to 9 symbols per side approx. 2" L *	$198.00		$255.00

Display your name, initials or inscription (up to 9 letters)
Choose hieroglyphics, English or Arabic symbols, You will be given a choice for all options when you click on the "add to cart" link for symbols, inscriptions etc. Click here to see an example of the ordering process.
Your personalized cartouche usually ships within 48 hours, 3 business day delivery available...see shipping FAQ's for details.
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* Specifications dimensions are approximate, and are inclusive of the "nut" for the chain. Each cartouche is an individual work of art and there will be variance. There are no refunds on cartouches as each one is a personalized order. The artists reserve the right to choose the hieroglyphic symbols and arrangement. (Some letters such as "a" "h" and "m" have two symbols.) If you have particular symbols please advise us in the "Special Instructions" box on the order form.

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**One side in English the other side in hieroglyphics, inscriptions are completely up to you.