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The main commissions for gold work and jewelry came from the Court or the Church. [18] As such, much of the jewelry was very religious, involving ornate crosses and depictions of the afterlife or of saints' lives. [19] The Byzantines excelled in inlaying and their work was enormously opulent, involving precious stones, glass and gold. [20]
Bizmoune perforated shell beads and other early Middle Stone Age jewellery. Through its collections, the National Jewellery Museum aims to represent the history and geography of Morocco, including the cultural specificities of each region and the workshops for the production of the pieces.
The most common forms of metal in Scottish jewellery are silver, enamel, gold and pewter. [9] [10] These are often the backing to a stone setting in the case of rings and brooches, but can also provide decoration through casting and other decorative methods. Gold can be found in Scotland around the areas of Lowther Hills, Wanlockhead, and ...
Gold lunula from Blessington, Ireland, Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, c. 2400BC – 2000BC, Classical group A gold lunula ( pl. gold lunulae ) was a distinctive type of late Neolithic , Chalcolithic , and—most often—early Bronze Age necklace, collar, or pectoral shaped like a crescent moon.
The Copper Age Varna culture from the 5th millennium BC is credited with the earliest found instances of gold metallurgy. [1] [2] The associated Varna Necropolis treasure contains the oldest golden jewellery in the world with an approximate age of over 6,000 years. [3] [4] Aztec father teaches his son to cast gold
Distinguished goldsmiths continued to flourish, however, as wealthier patrons sought to ensure that what they wore still stood apart from the jewellery of the masses, not only through use of precious metals and stones but also though superior artistic and technical work. One such artist was the French goldsmith François-Désiré Froment ...
By the 1960s costume jewellery was widely worn, which resulted in seasonal, ever-changing styles of necklaces and other jewellery. [4] Fine jewellery that was common in this period included wholly geometric or organically shaped silver necklaces, and precious gems set in platinum or gold necklaces inspired by the time of the French Empire. [4]
From the Middle Ages through the early twentieth century, memorial hair jewelry remained common. Hair, considered to be a remnant off the person it was cut from, also has often played a part in myths and legends; in a Swedish book of proverbs, one can read that “rings and bracelets of hair increase love” (Vadstena stads tankebok). [ 1 ]