The Greeks created the agate cameo in pink

The ancient Greeks were lovers of jewelry, wear jewelry often supplemented with simple and complex portraits of the Greek god Eros, Nike, Artemis, Aphrodite and Isis. Mycenae, the ancient Greek city of King Agamemnon ruled center for jewelry production in the 2 nd millennium BC Mycenae created beaded jewelry in the shape of animals and shells, gold, amethyst, emeralds, pearls, agate and other semiprecious stones in the development of their jewelry from 1400 BC to 300 BC.

The Greeks created the agate cameo in pink, cream and brown striped product as Indian Sardonyx. For jewelry design and technology and more sophisticated, they have developed a laurel wreath to be worn as a crown of glory for scientists
freshwater wish pearl and bay leaf characters of the holy Apollo, the god of prophecy, and intelligence. Pendants, earrings decorated with the popular Nike, Eros, or pigeon fashion figures of the time. Suspension of amphorae (vases classic shape with two handles) with precious stones or enamel, decorated with rosette suspended and closed with a crown of Isis. Spherical or large chains of gold necklaces hanging fruit cups, or seals and dolphins, animals, or head wear. The Greeks liked to wear gold crowns decorated like a dress with a head ornament, ornate flowers, acorns, leaves, or pictures of Eros and Nike. Greek gold rings with precious stones or joint (with engravings used for joints).

After the fall of Greece vicious conquests of Alexander the Great, the Hellenistic period starts from 330 years of British Columbia's twenty-seventh jewelry that time was under the influence of the Far East and Egypt start the new modes, tastes and styles, not only in jewelry design, but the overall aesthetics of life. Gold was the dominant metal gems as amethyst, carnelian, garnet, rock crystal and chalcedony accompanied during the reign of Greece.

Etruscan jewelry, heavily influenced by Greek culture, produces large amounts of jewelry designs intricate and complex, which further influenced the Romans. The Etruscans developed granulation (where the gold surface of the tiny grains of gold were soldered to create a subtle pattern) of 7 th century BC. At the wish pearl necklaces end of the Etruscan period, recorded the Roman Empire in the 3 rd century BC, elaborate and strict quality complex (flexible with silver or gold) used to replace. The Phoenicians were the colorful beads and enamel inlay. Ring this period include a scarab, or one set of precious stones in the Oval etched in bezel.

When the Romans came to power in the craft of jewelry contains many natural resources in large areas of the Mediterranean Sea and European continents. The Romans invented a conclusion, which was common, especially for clothes. Nevertheless, even built in a prominent place in the hemispheres and bracelets, earrings and necklaces in vogue. bronze pearls, beads, bones, emerald and glass used to fill in settings of gold. Although the early Roman-style jewelry borrowed from Greek and Etruscan wish pearl cage pendant set design, new models such as the Hercules knot was introduced (two loops together) with apotropaic figure to ward off evil spirits or bad luck. In 330BC a fashion earrings with elements of the flagship of the heads of animals, figures of Eros, maenads and blacks. Cameo portraits of rings and pendants and bracelets of gold, wrapped in a snake with a concert at that time. upper class women in Roman times were a lot of jewelry and men had to decorate at least a ring of gold or carved stone with stone packing to wax critical documents prepared.