| Necklaces must have been the first attempts at | | | | with great care in ensuring the use of near original |
| personal adornment by man. Antique necklaces would | | | | materials, which include semi precious stones and |
| surely go back to a time 40,000 years ago. In such | | | | pearls. The base metal is further coated with a 22 |
| prehistoric periods necklaces were made of animal | | | | carat gold plating to give the jewelry a finish and |
| bones, mollusks, hand polished stone and animal teeth. | | | | wear resistance. |
| It was much later that beaded necklaces came in like | | | | You can easily buy historical necklaces like the French |
| the one in lapis lazuli from Northern Afghanistan in | | | | necklace in sterling silver called Roses of the Three |
| 3000 BC, or the 600 BC Tibetan necklace in blue | | | | Graces dating back to the late 18th century. The |
| beads. | | | | symbol of three women carrying cupid wrapped in a |
| Museums record of a 700 BC necklace in gold and | | | | garland of roses is copied from an original sculpture in |
| amber with 6 hanging pendants probably anchors and | | | | porcelain. The Sumerian's flourished between the twin |
| a 300 BC antique green stone necklace from North | | | | rivers of Euphrates and Tigris in the period during |
| Africa. There are other antique necklaces on record | | | | 4000-1792 BC. They were great craftsmen and could |
| like the 300 BC necklace with a pendant in lavender | | | | work on gold, copper, silver and bronze. You can buy |
| resin in a very beautiful setting of marcasite with a | | | | an authentic Sumerian necklace from 2500 BC in lapis |
| single crystal stone and the 313 AD necklaces during | | | | lazuli and gold. |
| the time of Constantine the Great. These latter | | | | Necklaces will forever remain the centerpiece of |
| necklaces had very colorful stones and reflected a | | | | feminine jewelry. A large number of modern jewelry |
| strong Roman taste. | | | | seeks to recreate the designs in antique necklaces |
| Today authentic copies of antique necklaces are | | | | such is their lasting popularity. A synthesis of ancient |
| readily available. These copies of originals are made | | | | designs and modern technology is now emerging. |