Egyptian Inspired Jewelry - When the Past Meets the Present
Egyptian inspired jewelry manages to be unique yet easily recognizable at the same time. All Egyptians wore jewelry made from many different metals Tiffany and Co elsa peretti diamonds by the yard earrings white gold jewelry , stones, pigments and colors. They wore collar or choker style necklaces often with a pendant or amulet hanging down, as well as single strand beads. They also wore large cuff bracelets, hieroglyph embellished rings and long earrings. Everything had a symbolic meaning. Egyptian jewelry was made from gold, silver, wood, porcelain, freshwater pearls Tiffany and Co locks arc lock pendant large jewelry , beads, lapis lazuli, malachite, red jasper, turquoise Tiffany and Co eiffel tower charm jewelry , amethyst, carnelian and black onyx.
They also had a lot of different symbols that were customarily used. The cartouche is a type of necklace that was an oval, oblong, square or rectangular tablet upon which the name of a monarch was written in hieroglyphs. The Egyptians wore it as a form of protection, as an amulet. Today, it has the name of the owner or a meaningful inscription. It can be an open version, where the symbols or words seem to float, or a closed version, where there is a solid background. Many women who own this style of necklace wear it every day as a signature piece.
The scarab, which is a large dung beetle, was regarded as sacred by the Egyptians. They would cut a gem in the form of a scarab and add it to a necklace or a large cuff bracelet. Another common symbol is the Ankh. It is a cross with a loop at the top and represents life. A variation on the Ankh is the Tjet, which has many different spellings. It looks similar to the Ankh but the arms are bent down at the sides, instead of spread out horizontally, like on a cross. The eye, which could be either evil or protective, has many different forms and is another symbol that was used time and again. There are many more symbols common to Egyptian inspired jewelry like pyramids, camels, pendants, the sphinx, cat and mummy. Cleopatra and Nefertiti, two of the most beloved Queens Tiffany and Co elsa peretti starfish pendant mini jewelry , Isis, who is the goddess of fertility and King Tut were also recurrently used.
Today, jewelers use these traditional materials and symbols in a modern way. To insure that Egyptian inspired jewelry does not look cheap or tacky, the craftsmanship needs to be of the highest quality. Also Tiffany and Co paloma's hammered circles pendant silver jewelry , one large Egyptian inspired piece will go a long way. Too many pieces worn at the same time can run the risk of being overkill and looking like a costume.
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