Gold Necklaces
mycenae – eagle necklace
Shaft Grave V, Grave Circle A, Mycenae. 1600-1500 BC.
National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
Gold necklace consisting of ten foils, each shaped in a pair of antithetic eagles – a symbol of power.
Once part of a large cemetery outside the acropolis walls, Grave Circle A was discovered within the Mycenaean citadel by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 under the supervision of the Greek Ephor of Antiquities Panagiotis Stamatakis.
The tombs in Grave Circle A contained a total of nineteen burials: nine males, eight females and two infants. With the exception of Grave II, which contained a single burial, all of the other graves contained between two and five inhumations.
The amazing wealth of the grave gifts reveals both the high social rank and the martial spirit of the deceased: gold jewelry and vases, a large number of decorated swords and other bronze objects, and artefacts made of imported materials, such as amber, lapis lazuli, faience and ostrich eggs. All of these, together with a small but characteristic group of pottery vessels, confirm Mycenae’s importance during this period, and justify Homer’s designation of Mycenae as ‘rich in gold.’
Shaft Grave V contained three male burials. Two of the deceased wore gold death-masks, one of which is known as the "Mask of Agamemnon". The grave gifts included gold breastplates, elaborate bronze swords and daggers, gold and silver vessels, an ostrich egg rhyton and a wooden pyxis. There was less gold jewelry that in the female graves, but a great number of amber beads.
Everything About The Value And The Origin of Gold Necklaces
Article by Bimol
It’s considered that gold was determined to be a highly valuable metal by men almost 6000 years ago. And during all these years it was the most sought after metal. As far as it is known many people have given their lives in search of gold. Nowadays, many different decorations are made from gold. Thus, gold necklaces are the kind of decorations worn around the neck in the form of ornaments.
But what is the origin of gold? As far as it’s known from historical documentations, the Egyptians were some of the first communities who understood the value of gold the way as it has today. Producing gold necklaces and other gold decorations was started at that far period and continues nowadays. Probably, every person wants to know what the main reason for such a great value of gold is as well as why gold becomes more and more expensive with the flow of time.
Well, gold possesses a few major characteristics which are highly appreciated nowadays. First of all, gold has always been used for coating other metals just because it makes them look shiny and beautiful as well as raises their purchase value. Secondly, gold is used for coating metals in order to protect them from rusting. But the main reason why gold has become in high demand and one of the most expensive stones in the world is that it’s used as a store of value.
Historically, the person’s wealth was determined by the number and size of gold pieces the latter owned. Owning more of them than other people of that time made this person rich and wealthy. Contemporary historians claim that this was completely reasonable as there were no distinct currencies to serve as a means of exchange. But what is more interesting is that even today many people consider gold to be a store of value.
Thus, gold necklaces are designed to make a person more beautiful due to existence of many different designs available in the market. Some modern guys usually use gold necklaces and other golden ornaments for wearing or just presenting them to people in order to demonstrate how wealthy and honored one is. Still, in some countries, people purchase much gold and store it as a measure their wealth and richness.
Nevertheless, the most important advantage of purchasing gold necklaces and other different golden decorations concerns the fact that those golden items may be easily transformed in a short period of time. This is possible because golden ornaments are always readily available and their price is almost the same in all countries of the world. Probably, it’s the reason why gold is the metal easily sold whenever you are. Besides, gold necklaces and ornaments may be pawned in many countries of the world and converted into the needed quick cash. So, such a great range of advantages and ways of usage makes gold so valuable.
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Gold Necklaces question by Sarah S: Are gold herring bone necklaces out of style?
I have a very pricey herring bone necklace that I haven’t worn in years. Someone said they are out of style so I feel like I shouldn’t wear it.
Gold Necklaces best answer:
Answer by Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
yeah that was like a 90s thing….but wear it if u want. u paid for it right? so no one can tell u anything…
