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Jewelry |
| Men and women have worn jewelry since time ancient times. The popularity of jewelry can be traced back to the Egyptian, Indian, Roman and Greek civilizations. |
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Egyptian pharaohs and their queens adorned gold and silver jewelry, inlaid with semi precious stones. Indian royalty had a fascination with pearls, and precious stones like diamonds, ruby, emerald and sapphire.Roman and Greeks were fond of enameled and stamped jewelry- thin coils and chains with petal shaped designs. |
Gemstones were also inlaid on clothing, hats and swords and engraved in paintings, monuments and sculptures.
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Earlier worn to determine social rank, today jewelry is simply worn for pleasure and fashion. Valuable and attractive metals like gold, silver, platinum, copper and bras; materials like beads, ceramics, shells and minerals; precious and semiprecious stones are used to make attractive jewelry. |
Crowns, tiaras, hairpins, earrings, nose rings, necklaces, pendants, brooches, cufflinks, rings, bracelets, armlets and anklets are the various forms of jewelry. Oxidized and artificial jewelry are also popular.
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