Gold Jewellery - The History

Gold is the one of the oldest Metals on the earth.irrespective of Seas, lakes, Mountains, plains and
Historians say that Gold is known to Man evendeserts. In some places it is found as unique and
before 3600 BC. Since that time mankind hasseparate deposits with higher Purity. But in other
been obsessed with the luster of Gold. Men smallplaces it is found with other elements like Silver,
and big have lost their minds on the glitter of GoldCopper etc where its purity is relatively low. The
and mesmerized by its yellow beauty.Purest form of Gold deposits has yielded Gold
Egyptians seems to be the earliest to have usedPurity of more than 92%. This Gold is used
Gold as can be seen from their rock carvings.extensively for making Gold Jewellery and
They have mastered the art of excavating GoldOrnaments of high Carat Value.
and purifying it to highest degrees. The use ofGold has become one of the indicators of one's
gold for making Ornaments and Jewellery mustWealth and the status of a Person and his family
have been mastered by the early Egyptians asincreases with the show of possession of large
the Gold Jewellery and other Ornaments find aquantities of the Gold. Though the Gold is used in
very predominant place among their robes fromthe form of Ingots, bars, and Coins when it is
the mighty Kings to common People.used as a medium of Exchange. But bulk of the
History also refers to Gold in various Epics andGold is used for making Gold Jewellery
Religious inscriptions like the Book of Genesis,extensively used throughout the World.
Exodus XXV, and writings of Homer, Sophocles,Gold jewellery is used so universally mainly due to
Herodotus, Pliny and others. This shows that Goldits beauty, grandeur, color and Luster. The
has a History of more than 5000 years in thisProperties of Gold itself make it the best metal
World.for making extremely intricate and elaborate
.Gold as an Ore is very widely distributed in naturedesigns to make it more attractive.