The History of Jewelry Development Ⅰ

Since the day of human beings, there has been the yearning and pursuit of beauty, and there has been a demand for jewelry. With the origin of human beings, there is also a long history of jewelry culture, and with the passage of time, especially in modern times,It has created a remarkable cultural heritage, which is continuously passed on and enriched.It contains people's religious beliefs, aesthetic tastes, values, customs and emotional bonds.

Sumerian period

In 4000 BC, the Sumerians mastered the technology of gold and silver casting and began to wear jewelry. Jewelry at that time was mostly azure Stone, chalcedony, glass.

Ancient Egypt 

Ancient Egyptian jewelry with clumsy shape and gorgeous colors was first used to ward off evil spirits and protect the body, and appeared in a large number of religious patterns: sun, snake, holy armor, etc. The Egyptians believed that gold was a gift from the sun god, and gold jewelry was a symbol of power and life.

The ancient Egyptians were masters of color and inlaid craftsmanship. They combine colored gemstones, glass, and ceramics perfectly. It can be said that their greatest achievement in jewelry is the creative and harmonious combination of colors.

Ancient Greece

The clear water and blue sky and the atmosphere of freedom and democracy in ancient Greece led to the crazy development of art that pursued the most beautiful at that time. The imaginative Greek mythology was the source of artistic creation. The craftsmen carved the jewelry calmly without any flaws. is a sin.

Influenced by the Egyptian color style, coupled with the introduction of the Filament Accumulation technology in West Asia, the ancient Greek jewelry has a very obvious decorative style, and the processing of gold and silver is very exquisite. Commonly used gem materials are pearl, agate, chrysoprase.

Ancient Rome

The original Roman jewelry was in the same vein as the Greek style, and over time it evolved into a simple and unadorned personality. I like to use discs and spheres, which are consistent with the architectural style of the time.

The Romans inherited and carried forward the gold engraving technology in West Asia, and developed into a craft called "engraving", which is to use small chisels to carve on gold utensils.

Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine period was the development period of Christianity, and the jewelry was mainly composed of icons and crosses, with a strong religious color. Jewelry of the Byzantine period is a reversal of the simplicity and simplicity of the Roman period, and the pattern is very ornate, using the splicing of complex and incredibly complex geometric patterns made by the art of engraving, with round pendants.

At that time, the enamel color technology was very developed, and the most commonly used jewelry making materials were: half-stone enamel color and glass.

Above is the part one of jewelry history, next article will introduce the jewelry history of part two: the history of jewelry entered into glory times.