Around 3000 B.C.E. jewelry making had become a big business in the cities of Akkad and Sumer. Most of the archaeological evidence comes from the Royal Cemetery of Ur. While many burials were unearthed, tombs for the Kings contained a multitude of artifacts in gold, silver and precious stones. Items such as crowns made of lapis lazuli embellished with gold figurines, jewel headed pins and close fitting collars.
Jewelry was made of gold leaf set with a high number of highly colored stones (such as agate, lapis and jasper). Jewelry was fashioned into leaves, spirals, cones, bunches of grapes and more. It was common for jewelers to create pieces for both human use as well as adorning statues.
Jewelry was such a big business in Mesopotamia that very detailed records were kept of what was made, for whom (or what), what it was made of and how much raw material was needed.
Mystical Charm offers a wide variety of hand crafted jewelry. Made in the USA by artists who wish to carry on the tradition of fine metalwork.
