Jewelry making in ancient Egypt started as early as the first Egyptian Dynasty using wood, stone such as turquoise, lapislazuli, onix, carnelian and semi precious metals The Egyptian "ankh" was a mark of that early period as an eternal life symbol. In the middle kingdom the Egyptian Jewelry collection had shifted toward using gold and silver making pharaohs have more of the scarab, lotus flower, eye of Horus and cartouche necklaces added to their Egyptian Jewelry collection.