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Jewellery of the Berber cultures is a style of traditional jewellery worn by women and girls in the
rural areas of the Maghreb region in North Africa inhabited by indigenous Berber people (in
Berber language: Amazigh, Imazighen, pl). Following long social and cultural traditions, the
silversmiths of different ethnic Berber groups of Morocco, Algeria and neighbouring countries
created intricate jewellery to adorn their women and that formed part of their ethnic identity.
Traditional Berber jewellery was usually made of silver and includes elaborate brooches made of
triangular plates and pins (fibula), originally used as clasps for garments, but also necklaces,
bracelets, earrings and similar items.
Jewelers more information
The Greeks started using gold and gems in jewellery in 1600 BC, although beads shaped as
shells and animals were produced widely in earlier times. Around 1500 BC, the main techniques
of working gold in Greece included casting, twisting bars, and making wire.[33]
Many of these
sophisticated techniques were popular in the Mycenaean period, but unfortunately this skill was
lost at the end of the Bronze Age. The forms and shapes of jewellery in ancient Greece such as
the armring (13th century BC), brooch (10th century BC) and pins (7th century BC), have varied
widely since the Bronze Age as well. Other forms of jewellery include wreaths, earrings,
necklace and bracelets. A good example of the high quality that gold working techniques could
achieve in Greece is the 'Gold Olive Wreath' (4th century BC), which is modeled on the type of
wreath given as a prize for winners in athletic competitions like the Olympic Games. Jewellery
dating from 600 to 475 BC is not well represented in the archaeological record, but after the
Persian wars the quantity of jewellery again became more plentiful.[34]
One particularly popular
type of design at this time was a bracelet decorated with snake and animal-heads Because these
bracelets used considerably more metal, many examples were made from bronze. By 300 BC,
the Greeks had mastered making coloured jewellery and](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/document-221124101538-a3e9d6c6/85/Document-docx-1-320.jpg)
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- 1. Sparkle Jewelers Jewellery of the Berber cultures is a style of traditional jewellery worn by women and girls in the rural areas of the Maghreb region in North Africa inhabited by indigenous Berber people (in Berber language: Amazigh, Imazighen, pl). Following long social and cultural traditions, the silversmiths of different ethnic Berber groups of Morocco, Algeria and neighbouring countries created intricate jewellery to adorn their women and that formed part of their ethnic identity. Traditional Berber jewellery was usually made of silver and includes elaborate brooches made of triangular plates and pins (fibula), originally used as clasps for garments, but also necklaces, bracelets, earrings and similar items. Jewelers more information The Greeks started using gold and gems in jewellery in 1600 BC, although beads shaped as shells and animals were produced widely in earlier times. Around 1500 BC, the main techniques of working gold in Greece included casting, twisting bars, and making wire.[33] Many of these sophisticated techniques were popular in the Mycenaean period, but unfortunately this skill was lost at the end of the Bronze Age. The forms and shapes of jewellery in ancient Greece such as the armring (13th century BC), brooch (10th century BC) and pins (7th century BC), have varied widely since the Bronze Age as well. Other forms of jewellery include wreaths, earrings, necklace and bracelets. A good example of the high quality that gold working techniques could achieve in Greece is the 'Gold Olive Wreath' (4th century BC), which is modeled on the type of wreath given as a prize for winners in athletic competitions like the Olympic Games. Jewellery dating from 600 to 475 BC is not well represented in the archaeological record, but after the Persian wars the quantity of jewellery again became more plentiful.[34] One particularly popular type of design at this time was a bracelet decorated with snake and animal-heads Because these bracelets used considerably more metal, many examples were made from bronze. By 300 BC, the Greeks had mastered making coloured jewellery and