Sunday, November 27, 2011

Euphoria

Egyptian Jewelry
By: Kayla





As we all know Egyptian jewelry was a big part of their Egyptian culture. Glyptic art which is ancient Egyptian gem carving was really popular back then and its purpose was to show off one's power, glory, and possessions.
Colors were important when it came to their jewelry and the gems on them.  Red resembled life & power.  Green was for fertility.  Blue was symbolic for joyousness.  Their jewelry was also used for such religious significances such as for special occasions for mummification.
The types of jewelry the Egyptians wore varied from coral pins and chunky glass bracelets to ankh cross rings, gothic pewter pendants and silver thumb pharaoh rings to vintage bead necklaces.  Although precious stones were not attached to their jewelry,  they still were quite valuable.   A vintage bead necklace can cost up to $130.00 or more!
Early craftsmen used gold when making their jewelry. Amethysts, garnets, opals, topazes, and quartz are several gemstones that were used in such jewelry. 
Any thick glamorous rings represented real Egyptian royal lines.  Egyptian jewelry was often etched with the present pharaoh, pictures of crowns,  Egyptian inscriptions, images of animals and ancient symbolic representations.  Some of their jewelry they wore for luck, also.

With this idea of Egyptian jewelry reflecting on my concentration of culture I would like to create with my metal smith project some Egyptian jewelry as well.






Article:  http://www.abcarticledirectory.com/Article/History-And-Facts-About-Egyptian-Jewelry/785090

2 comments:

  1. I love these chains - the triple chain necklace is beautiful and the spiral and bead bracelet could be cool, too. Perhaps look into the concept of your Russian and Irish heritage for some jewelry concept ideas. This just may be where your 'cultural' influence comes in. How exciting!

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  2. This is truly a great read for me. I have bookmarked it and I am looking forward to reading new articles. Keep up the good work!.
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