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Article #285: Bracelets Through The Ages

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The earliest bracelets date back to from the Latin Brachium, meaning, 'arm.'
around 2500 BC and were those worn by the When women caught on that these Bracels
Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia. would look great on them, they started
Bracelets, necklaces, anklets, finger wearing smaller versions, called little
rings and ear rings made the women of Bracels...or 'Bracel-ets.' The history of
Sumer into show windows of their bracelets stretches forward through the
husband's prosperity. Bracelets were Middle Ages of medieval Europe through
found in the tombs of Ur where it was the Baroque period of the 18th century,
customary to bury royalty with their and on right through to the present.
jewellery and unfortunately their poor Throughout time, bracelets have been made
servants. By about 2000 BC, in Ancient from many different materials such as
Egypt, bracelets emerged as major pieces leather, iron, copper, beads, bone and
of jewellery. Bracelets were found in the teeth as well as precious metals and
ruins from the Vesuvias eruption in gemstone. Throughout the ages bracelets
Pompeii in 79 AD. It was during the age have always been popular and the styles
of the Egyptian Pharaohs that charm seem to have varied according to dress
bracelets were first seen although charms styles. In cultures where people wore
themselves dated back as far as the sleeveless or short sleeved attire such
Neolithic era when men would gather as the Romans and ancient Greeks, the
unusual bits of wood or pieces of stone wearing of bracelets both on the upper
which would be carried about their person and lower arm became popular with both
in order to ward off their enemies. So men and women. The wearing of upper arm
these charms were considered 'lucky bracelets is still popular today with
charms' and powerful protectors against modern fashionable skimpy clothing
evil. It wasn't until the time of the lending itself well to the wearing of
Pharaohs though that these charms were more jewellery. Today, bracelets are worn
incorporated into elaborate pieces of by both men and women in a variety of
jewellery such as wrist and neck materials such as traditional precious
bracelets which were not only deemed to metals like gold silver and platinum.
offer protection but were also a sign of Modern plastics and acrylics are now much
how prosperous the person had been in used to make trendy, unusual bracelets as
life and after death would be an well as metals like titanium and
indicator to the Gods of this persons zirconium which have become popular
proper status in the after life. In because they are hard wearing, very light
Grecian times bracelets were popular with and hypoallergenic. Whatever your tastes
men and soldiers wore defensive bands of and whatever your budget, there is an
leather, often decorated with gold, enormous choice of bracelets and bangles
silver and or gemstones, on their to suit everyone.
forearms. They were known as 'Bracels,'






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