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Posted in Jewellery on 01/22/2007 09:53 am by admin
Beautiful Greek and Roman Ancient Jewellery
Antique and ancient artifacts and treasures are loved ay everyone no matter what age group they belong to. These items hold fascination for onlookers as there is that historic quality about these items that makes them exciting and amazing. Ancient jewellery comprising of Roman earrings, Sarmatian rings, Byzantine bracelets, medieval rings, and Greek necklaces is also cherished by young and old people across the globe. These articles are sometimes shaped like ancient signs, symbols and letters. Lovely gold and silver work is also used to create unique and mesmerizing handcrafted jewellery articles. Authentic ancient earrings and rings can be selected as beautiful and memorable gifts.
Ancient rings made of bronze look amazing. Now replicas of these ancient relics are being made by contemporary designers who make use of the same materials and design. However, the original jewellery items can still be found in museums and antique shops and many people like to collect them. In addition to rings, bracelets and necklaces, ancient artifacts like statues and figurines are also used as decorative items in many parts of the world. You can find pure gold Sassanian ring engraved with bust of a king, and rare renaissance 22k gold ring with beautiful polychrome beads in this category.
Silver was also quite commonly used in ancient times to create beautiful and attractive jewellery articles. Georgian and Roman rings and bracelets can be found in this category. These ancient jewellery articles are light weight but very sturdy. 12-14th century Byzantine rings, silver legionnaire’s rings, and Greco-Roman heart-shaped silver rings are quite popular. Byzantine jewellery is considered very precious and valuable. Filigree, embossing and chasing techniques became popular in that era along with some other decorative methods. Byzantines also used a black metallic alloy of copper, silver and lead, known as niello, to make refined jewellery articles.
Persian rings and bracelets were beautiful and prized during the Islamic era. Ancient jewellery comprising of beautiful filigree and other works of art also dominated during the Renaissance period. After the fall of the Roman Empire, medieval jewellery came into existence. Popular articles of that era consisted of garnet-inlaid designs and patterns. Celtic gold jewellery is also well-liked all over the world because of its uniqueness and allure. Celtic copper ring, which is also known as the ring of power, is beautiful. Similarly, pagan tear ring and marvelously decorated bronze ring with druid magic swirls is alluring and one-of-a-kind.
While looking for attractive ancient jewellery you will come across unique and extremely beautiful bronze medieval and Roman brooches. At that time heavy attire was used by men and women and to fasten it some kind of pin or brooch was required. These brooches came in lovely shapes and designs with interesting figures engraved or painted on them. In ancient Celtic jewellery the use of enamel was quite popular. Wire bracelets made of bronze or copper in many different styles are still very much liked by men and women of all ages. Techniques like engraving and casting were employed to make these articles look even more attractive.
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