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There is an old saying that “jewelry is that last thing that you put on but the first thing that you see.” Make sure that you tastefully accessorize with your outfits. Nothing should overpower your clothes. Each accessory should compliment the entire look. While Mr. T was a stud, he ...
Coming under the gavel in Magnificent Jewels this season is The Aten, the world’s largest round brilliant-cut Fancy Vivid yellow diamond ever graded by the GIA. Read on to discover the Ancient Egyptian story of its namesake.
Metals such as gold and silver are plated for decoration: it's cheaper to have gold- or silver-plated jewelry than solid items made from these heavy, expensive, precious substances. Because different metals are different colors, electroplating can be used to give things like rings, chains, ...
While explorer Jacques Cartier was the first European to climb the mountain, lead by the island's Hochelaga inhabitants in 1535, it was Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, considered the founder of the city, who placed the first cross on the mountain in 1643 (a thank-you gesture to the ...
One of her first collections, in the 1980s, was of jewelry inspired by Nubian architecture. Villages in the region in southern Egypt and northern Sudan were destroyed when the Aswan Dam was built. Before those homes were destroyed, the Egyptian government sent a photographer to document the...
Although the first colored glass may have been used as jewelry or even currency, we probably know the art form best from seeing stained glass in the windows of churches. These windows are really paintings that use light, glass and a metal framework to create a design. The earliest stained ...
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research was crowned with success, and papyrus sheet making was once again an inherent part of Egyptian culture. As the papyrus paper making was a state monopoly during the ancient Egyptian time, it was a Ragab's family monopoly for long time. Dr. Ragab registered papyrus paper making. ...