The Variety of Jewelry
Every person has some pieces of jewelry at home. You may be the lover of rings, earrings, chains and bracelets or on the contrary, you may dislike that golden glance of jewelry but in any case at least your wedding ring is on your finger. The world of jewelry is various and we are going to travel there.
History of Jewelry
The most ancient jewelry in the world is the necklace that was made more than 75, 000 years ago. It was made from sea shells and the scientists dug it out in Africa. They suppose, the necklace belonged to a rich leader of some African tribe. In fact from the ancient times jewelry was used to show the status of the person and sometimes it was the symbol of the religion of those people. As you see the main function of jewelry was understood by ancient people long ago. They used jewelry to be different from the others, to show their nobility and success. Sometimes jewelry was used to distinguish people of different professions. For example in Rome rings were worn by medical workers and the earring in one ear slaves used to wear. At the same time the earrings in 2 ears noble citizens of Rome wore.
Nowadays jewelry is liked by noble and rich people as well as by people of an average level of incomes Celebrities wear jewelry not just to enhance their beauty but also to show their status and respectability. They change rings and earrings every season as fashion is changeable.
Materials the Jewelry Is Made of
Of course precious jewelry is made of precious materials like silver, gold, platinum, surgical stainless steel (or SSS) and others. They can be decorated with diamonds, emeralds and rubies and cost like a small house or several cars. But there are also cheap variants that every child can afford himself to buy. Thus you can get nickel rings or titanium earrings for a daughter. Besides there are such interesting materials like wood and plastic. Interesting and unusual kinds of jewelry are created from them. No wonder that the price of the jewelry depends on the material it is made of. But the name of its creator � the jeweler who made the ring or a bracelet - is really important too. Thus the small wooden bracelet made by Cartier will cost much more than golden one created by unknown master from the supermarket.
Kinds of Jewelry and its Importance for People
There are a lot of kinds of jewelry created for every part of human body. You can get the ring made of gold for your finger or toe; you can put it in the ear or wear it in the belly button or even on your lip, besides there is jewelry for men, women, children and even animals.
Jewelry will always be important for image of any person as they help to express their individual style and unique vision of fashion. If you like to make experiments you can get interesting and original kinds of jewelry. And if you like classical style, you can get really beautiful and eternal things like the rope of pearls.