OLD SHOP EGYPT

Luxor, Egypt — Est. 1921

Jewels Born
from the Nile

Libyan Desert Crystal · The Face of Sekhmet · Hand-formed in Sterling Silver

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Our Origin

A Living Bridge to
Ancient Egypt

Since 1921, Old Shop Egypt has carried the spirit of ancient Egypt through bespoke jewellery and sacred sculpture. Founded by a Greek owner and bought by Mohamed's father after 1952 — who opened the first Old Shop in Aswan — the craft passed down through the family.

Today Mohamed keeps it alive from his workshop in Luxor, one of the last traditional sculptors working in the spirit and style of the ancient Pharaohs.

“Not simply jewellery — a living bridge between ancient Egypt and the modern world.”

1921
Established
100%
Handmade
Luxor
Egypt
The Sekhmet Talisman on its hand-formed sterling silver chain
Close-up of the raw green Libyan Desert Crystal

The Featured Piece

Worn by Pharaohs,
Made for You

One of a KindThe Sekhmet Talisman — angled view

Libyan Desert Crystal · Sterling Silver

The Sekhmet Talisman

A raw shard of Libyan Desert Crystal — rare pale-green glass forged 26 million years ago when a meteorite struck the Sahara — set above the face of Sekhmet, the lioness, in Egyptian myth the Powerful One, guardian of the throne. Hand-formed by Mohamed in Luxor over three days. No two are alike.

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The Process

Crafted with Intention

01
The Stone

A rare shard of Libyan Desert Crystal is chosen and left in its raw, natural form — exactly as the desert made it.

02
The Silver

Mohamed hand-forms the sterling silver bezel and chain in his Luxor workshop, the way it has been done for generations.

03
The Lioness

The face of Sekhmet — the lioness, in Egyptian myth the Powerful One, guardian of the throne — is set to hang beneath the crystal.

04
To Your Door

Each talisman takes about three days. Wrapped with care and shipped free, worldwide, from Luxor.

The Materials

Every Stone Tells a Story

Libyan Desert Crystal

Rare pale-green glass formed 26 million years ago when a meteorite fused the Sahara sand. The same stone was carved as a scarab in Tutankhamun's breastplate. Left raw and natural.

Sekhmet, in Silver

Beneath the crystal hangs the face of Sekhmet — the lioness, in Egyptian myth the Powerful One, guardian of the throne. A quiet symbol of strength and sovereignty.

Sterling Silver

A hand-formed sterling silver bezel and chain cradle the stone — shaped entirely by hand in Mohamed's Luxor workshop, no two pieces ever identical.

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Carry Ancient Egypt
With You

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