The Comet

This bracelet made from silver and white opal was inspired by stories of comets. Around the Early Bronze Age -- apocalyptic writings appeared, fuelling religious beliefs that persist today.

The Epic of Gilgamesh describes the fire, brimstone and flood of possibly mythical events. Omens predicting the Akkadian collapse preserve a record that "many stars were falling from the sky." Roughly 2000 years later, a  Jewish astronomer created what could be considered the first impact theory: That Noah's Flood was triggered by two "stars" that fell from the sky. "When God decided to bring about the Flood, He took two stars from Khima, threw them on Earth, and brought about the Flood."