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Tillya tepe, Tillia tepe or Tillā tapa (Persian: طلاتپه, romanized: Ṭalā-tappe, literally "Golden Hill" or "Golden Mound") is an archaeological site in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan near Sheberghan, excavated in 1978 by a Soviet - Afghan team led by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi. The hoard found there is ...
Wellington Jewels was a Washington, D.C.–based jewelry store and direct mail chain, operating from the 1960s through the 1990s. The jewelry store chain specialized in artificial diamond jewelry and sold high-quality gold and platinum settings containing imitation gems, marketed by Mac and Helen Ver Standig's elaborate and highly successful advertising as prominently-labeled "counterfeit ...
Galt & Bro. (also known as simply Galt's) is an American luxury jewelry and specialty goods retailer from Washington, District of Columbia.It is known for bespoke jewelry made mostly in 18 karat yellow, white and rose gold, precious and semi-precious gemstones, natural diamonds, sterling silver, watches, and high-end customizable personal accessories.
The hoard was discovered by a construction team in 1933 when digging for foundations for a house near the Chaman-i Hazouri park in central Kabul. According to the then director of Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan (DAFA), the hoard contained about 1,000 silver coins and some jewellery. 127 coins and pieces of jewellery were taken to the Kabul Museum and others made their ...
Aim to get 90 to 95% of the spot price when selling gold bars or coins, and 70 to 80% of melt value for jewelry and other items. A karat is a unit of measure for the fineness of gold. For example ...
As of 2022, there are two World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan, and a further four on the tentative list. [3] The first site listed was the Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam, in 2002. The second site was the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, in 2003. Both sites are cultural, and were placed to the List ...
583.3—14 karat: In Spain oro de segunda ley (second law gold). 500—12 karat; 417—10 karat: Lowest legal solid gold karat made in the US prior to the August 2018 revision of the FTC Guides (Now 1 karat is legal). 375—9 karat: Minimum standard for gold in some of the Commonwealth realms: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, etc. It is also ...
Some of Wall's grills cost nearly $30,000. [1] In pop culture, a grill (most commonly referred to as grills or grillz), also known as fronts or golds, is a type of dental jewelry worn over the teeth. Grills are made of metal and are generally removable but can also be permanent. They were popularized by hip hop artists in New York City in the ...