The ancient Greeks were lovers of jewelry, jewelry usability complexes are often complemented by statues of Greek gods Eros, Nike, Artemis, Aphrodite and Isis. Mycenae, the ancient Greek city of King Agamemnon ruled, was the center for jewelry production in the second millennium BC The Mycenaean jewelry created animal-shaped beads and shells, gold, amethysts, emeralds, pearls, agate and other semiprecious stones stones develop their production of Jewelry from 1400 BC-300 BC.

The Greeks created the cameo, using an agate striped with pink, cream or brown, also known as Sardonyx India. For jewelry design and techniques become more complex, developed on a laurel wreath as a crown of honor scholars and heroes are worn, laurel is sacred to Apollo, the god of prophecy, and the intellect. Pendant Earrings with Nike, Eros or pigeon have become popular figures in the fashion of the time. Amphora shaped earrings (the classic form of the glass with two handles) with precious stones or enamel, suspended by a rosette and surmounted by the crown of Isis. Wide ball chains or gold were used as cups and necklaces with pendants and brooches fruit heads of animals or dolphins. The Greeks decorated like to wear clothes decorated with crowns of gold, rich with flowers, acorns, leaves and images of Eros and Nike. Greek gold rings with precious stones or stone joints kit (contains an engraving for the labels.)

After the fall of Greece from malignant BC conquest of Alexander the Great, the early Hellenistic period, dating from 330 27th Jewellery from this period was in the Far East and Egypt influenced new fashions, tastes and styles not only start in jewelry design, but the overall aesthetics of life. Gold is the dominant metal with precious stones like amethyst, carnelian, garnet, rock crystal and chalcedony for the government of Greece.

Etruscan jewelry, has strongly influenced by Greek culture, many types of jewelry and ornate complex that produces the Roman influence. The Etruscans developed granulation from the seventh century BC (where the gold surface of a soldier with small grains of gold for a delicate pattern was created). In the final days of the Etruscans, as recorded by the Roman Empire in the 3rd Century BC, was the decoration of strict quality and replaced Filigree (silver or gold wire work fine). The Phoenicians wore colorful beads, inlay and enameling. Rings from this period contained a beetle engraved stones or precious metals in a single instruction in a bezel set oval.

When the Romans came to power in the art of jewelry many natural resources are in the vast regions of the Mediterranean and Europe found. Romans invented the needle used in the first place for the holding clothes together. Gold remained a major hemispheres and built on bracelets, earrings and necklaces in fashion. Brass balls, beads, bones, emerald and glass were used to fill in the settings of gold. Although it has taken the style of the early Roman jewelry from the Greek and Etruscan landscape new reasons, such as the knot of Hercules (two locking loops) with an apotropaic figurines, introduced to prevent evil spirits or bad luck. In 330BC, earrings fashion with elements in the header of the animal, the figure of Eros, maenads and black. Cameo portraits depict the rings and pendants and bracelets in gold spiral snake at this time. Upper-class women in Roman times has large quantities of jewelry and men are to be decorated carved seal important documents with at least one ring, gold or stone as a stone sealing wax.

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