Earrings have a long history and date back to the earliest of times
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Fascinating ornamental jewelery is with pearls. But it is surprising to know that just like gold and silver as discussed above, pearls require care too. And for this, super cleaners offer a ‘pearl cleaning non detergent shampoo’. Pearls are extremely porous and thus, they lose their luster easily. All you have to do is use a clean small makeup brush to apply shampoo over every single pearl and rinse dry it with a clean soft cloth.
Earrings have a long history and date back to the earliest of times. From ancient countries the earrings recovered have nearly all been a variation of the hoop earring, a style that has remained popular to this day. In Cyprus, from the middle of the 2nd Millennium BC, the popular earrings were painted terracotta in the form of stylized nude females. Earlobes were pierced 2 or 3 times and large terracotta hoops suspended from them.
In Ancient Egypt jewels were an important part of the culture, worn by men, women and children. They also used jewelry to adorn statues. There were various hoop styles among the earrings. Earlobe piercing was evident, and the wearing of very heavy earrings from an early age caused the earlobes to be extremely elongated and deformed.
From the late 4th Century BC, earrings were becoming more elaborate in design. The earrings often had suspended pendants and chains. Filigree, granulation, leaf, rosettes and doves were all used to decorate the boat or lower half of the hoop.
During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance earrings were in decline due to the fashion of high collars and a headdress that often covered the ears. It was not until centuries later, about the 1530s that earrings began to emerge again, this was again due to the change in hair and headdress styles. The newly emerging earrings were in the form of plain gold hoops with a pearl drop.
Then in the 17th century earrings started to make a real comeback. By the middle of the 17th century earrings were an essential item. The designs became more complex and interesting. They used ruby, pearls, emeralds and enamel in floral motifs.
