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300
Egyptian Jewelry 3000-5000 BC
They prefered luxury, rarity and workability of gold over other metals. Jewelry in Egypt began to symbolise power and Religious power in the comunity -
350
Mesopotamian Jewelry 2000 BC
Jewlery making had become a significant craft in the cities of Sumer and Akkad. They put their jewelry in burials and contained gold, silver and semi-precious stones. -
425
Greek Jewelry 1600 BC
Greeks started using gold and gems in their jewelry as well as shaped beads. They mastered coloured jewelry aswell as using amethist, pearls and emeralds -
500
Europe Jewelry
A young girl was burried and was found later with jewelry in the coffin, including braclets and gold earings. -
May 29, 600
Roman Jewelry 100 AD
They use bronze or bone and in earlier tiles beads and pearls -
Mar 24, 700
Weapon Jewelry
During this time jewelry was found on weapons in battle. -
Renaissance Jewelry
Increased exploration lead to a widee variety of gemstones aswell as exposure to other cultures. -
Romanticism
With the development of arciology fascination with treasures in greece within the public and this influenced the popularity of jewelry -
Napolean Bonaparte
Napolean was crowned emperor and he revived style and fashion in france. -
Tiffany and Co
Founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany. Tiffany has put the USA on the map in terms of jewelry -
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Chinese Jewelry
Use silver in their jewelry however jade was prefered over any other stone. -
African Jewelry 70 000 BC
First sign of jewelry came from the people in Africa for example beads were made from snails shells and ostrich egg shells
