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Posted on Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Read More On Gold Jewelry: An Ancient Metal That Is Still So Precious Today
There are only a few metals that may be believed to be older than gold and actually according to historians the discovery of gold occurred well before the year 3600 B. C. The lure of and the lust for gold has continued unabated since the very early days when gold was first discovered and many people, rich and poor will completely lose their heads at the prospect of owning sufficiently large amounts of gold whose yellow colored beauty dazzles everyone and this is why gold jewelry has a special place in everyone’s minds and hearts.
It seems like the earliest users of gold jewelry were the Egyptians and examples of such use can be seen in the many rock carving and paintings that are found all over Egypt. It is in fact the Egyptians that first mastered how to extract gold and then to purify it so as to be able to make some very useful gold jewelry. All of the powerful Egyptian kings and queens used gold jewellery which means that this country had a great custom as far as use of gold went.
However gold jewellery has been utilised by other races as well and there are lots of references to their use in epics as well as in religious inscriptions and the Book of Genesis and also Exodus XXV too have many references to use of gold. Even Homer and Sophocles and also Herodotus and Pliny have mentioned use of gold jewelry – all of which shows that the history of gold goes back some five thousand plus years.
Gold in its natural form can be found in various kinds of places including in mountains, lakes, seas and deserts and even in the plains. Some places of course have more purified gold while others may not. Nonetheless the most undiluted form will probably not surpass ninety-two percent pureness and it's such kind of gold that's utilised in making the best gold jewellery.
Gold jewellery is known for being a sign of a person's wealth and social standing and it also lends for making extraordinarily complex designs which means you can anticipate finding some actually exceptional examples of gold jewellery that typically embellish the famous jewelers' shops whose showcases are decorated with the most intricately made items of gold jewellery.
Rose gold jewelry is typically seen in the form of engagement rings that are made out of rose gold. Such rings are extremely engaging as they come in really unique colours and the designs too are rather more complex than is the case of other types of gold. In fact, the right kind of such jewelry item will make you think that it is an item of antique jewelry; and, not a modern creation.
Carving the Mountains (longboard)
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