Customs Involving Ancient Jewellery

Ancient jewellery, having had thousands of years’ worth of stories, is invaluable to collectors and historians. The precious stones during the ancient times were acquired and kept because of the interest and great satisfaction of the medieval princes. For them, it provides higher status level increasing their splendor of array and generosity in the form of jewellery, plates, and dresses.

Sometimes the noble owners of these individual jewels or even collections of jewels sell their treasure to other known personages. Trading was a custom, too, during those times—that is, trading jewels. Precious stones, generally because of their value, were passed down as heirlooms in hopes of preserving the value in terms of worth and the importance and significance in the family lineage.

Therewere also pieces of jewellery worn by secular noblemen that were later on ended up in the church treasury. It was a practice to offer jewellery to churches, shrines, and statues of the saints.

Another custom among all the social classes throughout Western Europe was giving jewels to the bride initially at her betrothal then on marriage. It was also expected in most countries that the bride should be given jewellery suited to her standing as a married woman; and before the marriage that she should have received some sort of token of love—a brooch or a ring.

It may seem that jewellery giving is towards women only. Men also received pieces of jewellery during those times—as prize for winning at a tournament, as a gift from the patron, or for the knightly initiation. They also received certain tokens of love from their significant others.


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