Jewelry history education

Searching for information about the history of jewelry. We have put together this site about some of the more interesting facts on jewelry. We have scoured the internet to find this information. Look around and have fun..

Gold in Egypt 3000 BC

In the ancient world gold was the preferred metal for making jewelery. It was rare, did not tarnish and best of all it was malleable, so it could be worked fairly easily. Magnificent bracelets, pendants, necklaces, rings, armlets, earrings, diadems, head ornaments, pectoral ornaments and collars of gold were all produced in ancient Egypt, the land of the Pharaohs.

Excavations by Howard Carter in 1922 led to the great discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb and many gold funerary artifacts, all showing the art work of ancient Egypt.

Like people of many ancient civilizations, citizens of ancient Egypt lived very short lives by today's standard - 30 to 40 years on average. So, they obsessively prepared for a prosperous life after
death. jewelry played a significant role in the preparation process. Jewelry wrist and neck bracelets were not only coveted as protective shields and signs of status in this life, they were also worn as identification tags to help the Gods guide the wearer and his/her possessions to the proper status level in the afterlife.