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Today fashion designers are mostly inspired with the ethnic motifs and thus, the exotic jewelry items a-la ancient Greece are extremely popular among women of fashion. As a matter of fact, jewelry was not the only prerogative of women in antique Greece. Men also liked jewels to adore and enjoy wearing. The accessories were used to be made from various precious metals, minerals and stones of the riot of colors, though the Egyptian craftsmen favored for lapis lazuli along with amethyst, opal, turquoise and grenade. The rings made from stone or horn were discovered to be popular before the first metals were mined in ancient Egypt. Then the craftsmen learnt on how to make jewelry from gold, silver and copper.
Today there are plenty of antique Egyptian jewelry kept till today including bracelets belonging to Egyptian first women, earrings and rings which were enjoyed by the Egyptian women of that old time. The belts decorated with precious stones were favorite by most men in Egypt. Thousand years later the archeologists discovered the samples of jewelery kept in the tomb of t Tutankhamun.
Massive solid rings and various amulets carved from stone were very demanded in ancient Greece. The special chest jewel as trapeze was popular while gold rings with the image of the sacred scarab, the sign of regeneration. Such rings were often buried down with the deceased as if symbolizing their further re-birth.
The Egyptian craftsmen used to make jewelry for live persons and for mummies. According to traditions of the ancient Greece, special jewel items are prepared to decorate the deceased and thus, special funeral amulets and rings, necklaces with semi-precious stones are made for this purpose. The color of stones that decorated the jewel meant especially when the red color stones symbolized power and energy, while the dark lapis lazuli stands for the endless mercy. The Egyptian name for the turquoise «mefkat» specifies the symbolicalness of the color, the forerunner in joy. Tiaras, crowns and crowns were specially made for mummies.
The masters of the ancient Egypt had the access to various precious stones and created amazingly looking elegant accessories that looked astonishingly graceful thanks to the technologies applied. As a rule, such decorations were created by layering golden plates with colorful precious stones. Apart from welding and soldering, filigree and cloisonné were also applied by craftsmen.
Today the jewelry from Egypt is the perfect match of antique traditions with modern styles. One of the popular jewelry in Egypt is the various jewelry with the delicate ornament. The pattern can be different, from the name of the owner to the Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Moreover, the tourists arriving to Egypt favorably like the reproductions of ancient artifacts - is quite the modern jewelry item designed as any antique bracelet or the ring which can be acquired for $10 to 250 US dollars.
One of the popular kinds of Egyptian jewelry is Ka bracelet decorated with the lotus flowers. The Ka bracelet is incrusted with turquoise, onyx and lapis lazuli to symbolize the vital power and nature of human being. As well as in ancient Egypt today the images of the sacred scarab are found to be favorite which are done to most jewelry items as signet rings to pendants.
In spite of some mystery about Egypt and artifacts and jewelry, ladies still find Egyptian jewelry most gorgeous to show off beauty and wealth.
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