Search Results for: Jewellery articles of precious metal
(british english) or jewelry (american english) consists of small decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes, and the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding
flowers for example. for many centuries metal, often combined with gemstones, has been the normal material for jewellery, but other materials such as shells and other plant materials may be used. it is one of the oldest type of archaeological artefact – with -year-old beads made from nassarius shells...
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