Egyptian Hathor Turquoise Long Necklace

$125.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her. The semiprecious turquoise beads defining this long necklace evoke ancient beads of faience (ca. 1550–1295 BCE)—a ceramic material created in brilliant blue hues—dating to Egypt's New Kingdom and now in The Met collection. The Museum's beads may have belonged to various necklaces given as offerings to Hathor: the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility; the fierce protector of women; and the daughter of the powerful sun god, Re. Associated with the sun's eternal light…