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Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling
differences) is a personal ornament, such as a necklace, ring,
or bracelet, made from jewels, precious metals or other
substance.
The word jewellery is derived from the word jewel, which was
anglicised from the Old French "jouel" in around the 13th
century. Further tracing leads back to the Latin word "jocale",
meaning plaything. Jewellery is one of the oldest forms of body
adornment; recently found 100,000 year-old Nassarius shells that
were made into beads are thought to be the oldest known
jewellery.
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Although in earlier times jewellery was created for more
practical uses, such as wealth storage and pinning clothes
together, in recent times it has been used almost exclusively
for decoration. The first pieces of jewellery were made from
natural materials, such as bone, animal teeth, shell, wood, and
carved stone. Jewellery was often made for people of high
importance to show their status and, in many cases, they were
buried with it.
Jewellery is made out of almost every material known and has
been made to adorn nearly every body part, from hairpins to toe
rings and many more types of jewellery. While high-quality is
made with gemstones and precious metals, there ia also a growing
demand for Art jewelry where design and creativity is prized
above material value. In addition there is the less-costly
costume jewellery is made from less-valuable materials and is
mass-produced. New variations include wire sculpture (wrap)
jewellery, using anything from base metal wire with rock tumbled
stone to precious metals and precious gemstones.
Jewelry
find a selection of rings, bracelets, pendants, necklaces and
other jewellery pieces made with excellent workmanship. |
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