Ancient Greek Jewelry

Ancient Greek jewelry frequently consisted of gold beads beautifully formed like shells, flowers and even beetles. The fascination for jewelry in historical Greece is very obvious from the excavations of beautiful necklaces and earrings from numerous websites, specially in the northern part of Greece.

The Greeks had been wonderful enthusiasts of jewelry and wore equally straightforward as effectively as sophisticated parts. For generating their jewellery products distinctive, the Greeks mostly utilized gemstones, the typical types getting - emeralds, garnets, pearls and amethysts. The Greek craftsmen also designed coloured glass stones and enamel stones.

Complemented wonderfully nicely with images of the Greek Gods like - Eros, Nike, Artemis, and Aphrodite, all parts of historical Greek jewellery were explicitly special. Some outstanding ancient coin jewelry jewellery pieces, created of beads, ended up in the form of animals as well. Pendant earrings bejeweled with Nike, Eros or dove collectible figurines became an accepted trend statement of individuals occasions.