Thursday, August 6, 2009

Secrets of Baroque Gold Work in Ancient Egypt


Egyptian jewelry is one the greatest example of the intricately designed ornamental jewelry made of pure gold. People who love to collect historical jewelry always find Egyptian gold jewelry very vibrant and attractive. The jewelry items normally range from gold pendants and bracelets to rings and earrings.

Ancient Egyptian jewelry employed two main styles to fuse different metals together welding and soldering. But, to intricately design gold ornaments, various methods were used such as filigree, engraving. Engraving comprised of letters and symbols carved diligently on gold articles. The beautiful carved symbols ranged from the eye of Horus, Lotus Flower, Pyramid as well as the enchanting Akhenaten Ankh.

Whether it is ancient Egyptian or other historical jewelry articles, chasing and embossing were considered an important craftwork to create eye-catching jewelry. For gold, repousse technique was common in Egyptian civilization. Still today, many modern methods of creating beautiful gold jewelry get inspired from traditional and ancient techniques of gold work.

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