Handmade in Luxor since 1921 · Every piece one of one
A raw shard of pale green Libyan desert glass, hand-set in silver above the lioness Sekhmet

Luxor, Egypt · Est. 1921

The rarest green the desert ever made.

Libyan desert glass, formed 26 million years ago in the Sahara — hand-set in sterling silver in a family workshop in Luxor.

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The Signature Piece

The Sekhmet Talisman

The Sekhmet Talisman — pale green desert glass in a hand-raised silver bezel
The Stone
Close view of the raw pale green Libyan desert glass
The Glass, Raw
The lioness Sekhmet in silver beneath the stone
The Lioness

One raw shard of pale green Libyan desert glass — the same rare glass found in Tutankhamun's tomb — set in sterling silver above the lioness Sekhmet, an ancient emblem of strength. Cut, raised and closed by one silversmith on the west bank of the Nile. No two alike.

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The Collection

Eight stones. Eight owners.

One of oneThe Lioness of Luxor

The Lioness of Luxor

Raw desert glass set square in silver, the lioness Sekhmet keeping watch beneath.

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One of oneThe Scarab of Rebirth

The Scarab of Rebirth

A scarab cut from pale desert glass — the oldest emblem of beginnings, carried lightly.

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One of oneThe Papyrus Column

The Papyrus Column

A carved column of pale glass with a single drop of river-blue stone at its head.

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One of oneThe Theban Moon

The Theban Moon

A full, smooth oval of desert glass held in a wide silver shore.

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One of oneThe Scarab & the Column

The Scarab & the Column

Two pieces from the same bench, photographed together before each goes to its own owner.

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One of oneThe Sunrise Scarab

The Sunrise Scarab

Wing-cases carved into the glass by hand, ridge by ridge, to catch first light.

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One of oneThe Keeper of the Nile

The Keeper of the Nile

A heavy, water-clear stone in a hand-raised bezel — quiet strength, worn close.

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One of oneThe West Bank Stone

The West Bank Stone

Photographed as it is worn — low, close and unrepeatable. One stone, one chain.

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Our Story

A family shop on the west bank of the Nile, since 1921

Old Shop Egypt began in 1921 as a small family shop trading in silver and stone. A century on, it is still a family affair — a workshop and a doorway on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, a few minutes from the temples that taught us our trade.

Our signature stone is Libyan desert glass — a pale green glass created when a meteorite struck the Sahara some 26 million years ago. The ancients prized it; the same glass was found in Tutankhamun's tomb. Every shard we set is left raw, exactly as the desert made it.

And every piece is made by one silversmith — Mo — with hand tools and no machines. He cuts, raises and closes each bezel himself, so no two pieces can ever be the same. When a piece leaves the shop, it is one of one, forever.

1921
Established
One
Silversmith
1 of 1
Every piece
A desert glass pendant resting on pale temple sandstone in Luxor light

Desert glass on temple stone — Luxor light.

Quiet Words

From the people who wear them

“The green is softer and stranger than any stone I own, and the silver feels honestly made. My favourite thing I've bought in years.”

Sarah · USA

“You can see the hand in every edge of it. Quiet, heavy, beautiful — and nobody else has one like it.”

Amelia · UK

“It arrived from Luxor wrapped in paper, with a handwritten note. More character than anything I have found in a boutique.”

Nadia · UAE

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