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It usually has a smoky yellow-brown colour, though some specimens are greyish-brown. It is used in Scottish jewellery and as a decoration on kilt pins and the handles of sgianan-dubha (anglicised: sgian-dubhs or skean dhu). [11] The largest known cairngorm crystal is a 23.6 kg (52 lb) specimen kept at Braemar Castle. [citation needed]
This list of jewellery types is a listing of most types of jewellery made. Hair Ornaments. Crowns; Headband; Scrunchie; Hairclip; Arms. Armlet (upper arm bracelets)
Two-layered onyx. Cameo of Roman Emperor Augustus wearing a gorgoneion and a sword-belt. Three-layered sardonyx cameo, Roman artwork, c. 14 –20 AD. Cameo (/ ˈ k æ m i oʊ /) is a method of carving an object such as an engraved gem, item of jewellery or vessel.
Opals too thin to produce a "natural" opal may be combined with other materials to form "composite" gems. An opal doublet consists of a relatively thin layer of precious opal, backed by a layer of dark-colored material, most commonly ironstone, dark or black common opal (potch), onyx, or obsidian. The darker backing emphasizes the play of color ...
Jewellery used in body modification can be simple and plain or dramatic and extreme. The use of simple silver studs, rings, and earrings predominates. Common jewellery pieces such as earrings are a form of body modification, as they are accommodated by creating a small hole in the ear. Padaung women in Myanmar place large golden rings around ...
In the late 18th century, the tiara came into fashion in Europe as a prestigious piece of jewelry to be worn by women at formal occasions. The basic shape of the modern tiara is a semi-circle, usually made of silver, gold or platinum and richly decorated with precious stones, pearls or cameos .
The Chalice of Doña Urraca is a jewel-encrusted onyx chalice kept at St. Isidore's Basilica in León, Spain, which belonged to infanta Urraca of Zamora, daughter of Ferdinand I of Leon. In March 2014, Spanish authors Margarita Torres and José Ortega del Rio asserted the chalice could be the purported Holy Grail. [1]
A list of jewels in the possession of Anne of Denmark in 1606 was published by Diana Scarisbrick, and includes several items formerly in Elizabeth's collection. [ 83 ] In December 1607, King James retrieved some of Elizabeth's jewels from the Jewel House and sent them to William Herrick and John Spilman to be refurbished.