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. 

Don't forget your 18k gold chain

Shown with 18k white gold symbols, yellow gold symbols are available, you will be given a choice 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

 *  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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