Thereafter earrings have continued to be worn, often set with gemstones, the styles reflecting the prevalent styles of the times. During the Renaissance, the style of shorter hair led to a revival of the wearing of ear-rings, not only by women but also, in Spain andĮngland, by men (sometimes wearing only one) the decoration was more elaborate and often included pendent pearls. Some Anglo-Saxon examples are set with a garnet or red glass. Later Greek, Roman, and Etruscan examples were often made as a hook with a pendant that was shaped like a crescent,īoat, or figure, or with a rosette or disc masking the hook, or in the form of a penannular ring having one end decorated with a human or animal head.
Hellenistic examples were often decorated with the head of an animal, siren, etc. You'll find earrings in gold, silver or platinum.Īn ear ornament, worn suspended from a bent wire or thin hoop passed through a hole pierced in the lobe of the ear, in later years, clipped or screwed to the lobe (called an ear-clip or ear-screw).Įarrings, worn from earliest times, have been made of gold, silver, platinum, silver gift, etc., and in a great variety of shapes, styles, and sizes, and with various ornamentation and pendants made Antique earrings Adin - Antique and Vintage jewelry - has some of the finest earrings to offer.
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