Jewelry By Type
There are many different types of fine jewelry and as many stores that sell them. The main jewelry types are rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings. The different types of rings are Claddagh (Irish ring), class ring, Dearest ring, posie, Posey (or love) ring, dinner ring, promise ring, engagement ring, Regards ring and wedding ring.
Types of bracelets include bangles, charm bracelet, tennis bracelet and sports bracelet. The varieties of earrings (which are either stud or post) are stud earrings, hoop earrings, dangle earrings, huggy earrings and slave earrings. The different types of necklaces are Princess Necklace, choker, matinee necklace, opera necklace, rope necklace, dog collar, bib necklace, graduated necklace and uniform necklace.
Necklaces and bracelets can be purchased in all types of jewelry chains with the most common types being bead chain, rolo chain, Byzantine, rope chain, snake chain, mesh, wheat chain and box or Venetian chain. Depending on where it is purchased, the different types of chain jewelry can also be solid white or yellow gold of different weights (10k, 14k, 24k or more), gold filled, sterling silver or black hills gold.
Finding the right piece of jewelry can be a challenging treasure hunt. Sometimes it is very difficult to find the right piece of jewelry for the occasion with the right dollar figure attached. The best way to find the shiny baubles you are looking for is to search for your jewelry by type. One particular type of jewelry that has gained popularity in recent years is body jewelry. It gets its name because they go on different parts of the body. Some popular types of body jewelry include pierced jewelry, tongue rings, belly button rings, nipple rings, nose rings, lip piercing, genital piercing, toe rings, and ear cuffs. Most body jewelry is worn by the younger generation, although they are prevalent in many cultures.
In ancient Egypt, in addition to it decorative purposes, jewelry held a more important role- to protect the wearer from evil. They made all of their jewelry from semiprecious stones and metals like gold and silver. Earrings, bracelets, necklaces, anklets and rings with stones such as gold, turquoise, silver and agate, ornamented wreaths, crowns and headbands are just few of the many types of ancient Egyptian jewelry. The Egyptians preferred to use Colored stones over precious gems. They felt they could make a better variety with Colored stones. The idea of different colors was important to the culture because each color had a separate meaning. The Egyptian styles of jewelry are in almost all types of Phoenician jewelry. Many countries have tried to imitate their jewelry craftsmanship.
