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 Today fashion designers are mostly inspired with the ethnic motifs and thus,
the exotic jewelry items a-la ancient Greece are extremely popular among women of fashion.
As a matter of fact, jewelry was
not the only prerogative of women in antique Greece. Men also liked jewels to adore
and enjoy wearing. The accessories were used to be made from various precious
metals, minerals and stones of the riot of colors, though the Egyptian
craftsmen favored for lapis lazuli along with amethyst, opal, turquoise and
grenade. The rings made from stone or horn were discovered to be popular before
the first metals were mined in ancient Egypt. Then
the craftsmen learnt on how to make jewelry from gold,
silver
and copper.
Today there
are plenty of antique Egyptian jewelry kept till today including bracelets
belonging to Egyptian first women, earrings and rings which were enjoyed by the
Egyptian women of that old time. The belts decorated with precious stones were
favorite by most men in Egypt.
Thousand years later the archeologists discovered the samples of jewelery kept
in the tomb of t Tutankhamun.
Massive
solid rings and various amulets carved from stone were very demanded in ancient
Greece.
The special chest jewel as trapeze was popular while gold rings with the image
of the sacred scarab, the sign of regeneration. Such rings were often buried
down with the deceased as if symbolizing their further re-birth.
The
Egyptian craftsmen used to make jewelry for live persons and for mummies.
According to traditions of the ancient Greece, special jewel items are
prepared to decorate the deceased and thus, special funeral amulets and rings,
necklaces with semi-precious stones are made for this purpose. The color of
stones that decorated the jewel meant especially when the red color stones
symbolized power and energy, while the dark lapis lazuli stands for the endless
mercy. The Egyptian name for the turquoise «mefkat» specifies the symbolicalness
of the color, the forerunner in joy. Tiaras, crowns and crowns were specially
made for mummies.
The masters
of the ancient Egypt had the access to various precious stones and created
amazingly looking elegant accessories that looked astonishingly graceful thanks
to the technologies applied. As a rule, such decorations were created by
layering golden plates with colorful precious stones. Apart from welding and soldering,
filigree and cloisonné were also applied by craftsmen.
Today the jewelry
from Egypt
is the perfect match of antique traditions with modern styles. One of the
popular jewelry in Egypt
is the various jewelry with the delicate ornament. The pattern can be
different, from the name of the owner to the Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Moreover, the
tourists arriving to Egypt favorably like the reproductions of ancient artifacts
- is quite the modern jewelry item designed as any antique bracelet or the ring
which can be acquired for $10 to 250 US dollars.
One of the
popular kinds of Egyptian jewelry is Ka bracelet decorated with the lotus
flowers. The Ka bracelet is incrusted with turquoise, onyx and lapis lazuli to
symbolize the vital power and nature of human being. As well as in ancient Egypt
today the images of the sacred scarab are found to be favorite which are done
to most jewelry items as signet rings to pendants.
In spite of
some mystery about Egypt
and artifacts and jewelry, ladies still find Egyptian jewelry most gorgeous to
show off beauty and wealth.
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