Ancient Egyptian Jewelry Making Techniques

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  Ancient Egyptians started crafting their jewelry at some point in the Badari and Naqada eras from regular environmental objects, such as, twigs, shells, beads, sturdy pebbles, or bones. These objects were set in threads of flax or cow hair. To give these pebbles some radiance, Egyptians began painting the pebbles with glass material. Since the age of the First Dynasty, ancient Egyptians were experts in crafting jewelry from genuine semiprecious stones and unique metals such as gold and silver. The talent of goldsmithing achieved its height in the Middle Kingdom, when Egyptians mastered the specialized methods and precision in crafting pieces of jewelry. Throughout the New Kingdom, goldsmithing prospered in an exceptional manner because of recurring missions to the Eastern Desert and Nubia to obtain metals. These materials were processed and inlaid with all varieties of semiprecious stones located in Egypt; these material and stones included, gold, turquoise, agate and silver.
  
  

Ancient Roman Jewelry Making Techniques

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  The ancient Romans utilized a varied array of substances for their jewelry due to their access to an extensive array of environmental resources across the European and Mediterranean areas. The customary jewelry article of early Rome was the brooch, which was used to fasten clothing together. Even though the Romans frequently used gold in their jewelry, they also used bronze arranged with bone and glass beads. Pearls were intensely valued. Most early Roman jewelry bears a resemblance to Greek and Etruscan jewelry. Innovative motifs were developed or derived from other cultures and held on right through Roman times. A model which was predisposed by the Egyptians is the Herakles knot, with its apotropaic (amulet and talisman) creature to ward off evil. Another piece of jewelry that the Romans made use of from Egyptian society was the Isis crown, which bejeweled earrings throughout the second century B.C. An additional significant advance was the hoop earring, emerging around 330 BC, with a finial in the shape of animal heads, maenads, Negroes or a complete figure of Eros. Gold bracelets were frequently shaped in the figure of coiling snakes. Rings were made with carved stone or gold, and used with wax to stamp valuable documents. These rings were typically carved with the family crest. Therefore when the document was sent the individual receiving it knew who it came from.
  
  

Ancient Celtic Jewelry Making Techiques

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  The talent of Celtic jewelry crafting is at its center an enthralling and mysterious craft because of the mystery and consequence encasing its fabrication. Not only gorgeous models of art, countless models of Celtic jewelry show brilliant craftsmanship. The Celts drew upon nature and related these straightforward patterns and knot-work to the inclusive design. They fashioned elaborate jewelry designs out of gold, silver, and bronze. Besides Celtic rings, numerous motifs are found on bracelets, earrings, and pendants. It was between, 200 B.C. to 500 A.D., that treasured metals such as gold and silver were shaped into objects such as gorges, sleeve and dress pins, discs, and bracelets. Countless pieces of these gorgeous works of jewelry art are now located in the National Museum of Ireland. It is believed that Celtic fine art may have originally been built-in with raw resources such as wood and textiles; this however cannot be proved as none of these creations have endured. The Celtic fashion of jewelry underwent further alteration from the Irish monks. Out of their brilliant advance appeared the Celtic cross. Celtic jewelry developed into one of the most exceedingly wanted objects by traders and merchants.