The Earrings in Ancient World

It was found that the earrings were the favorite ornaments for everybody in ancient time, including women and men. In Egyptian graves, people found many female ornaments. The earrings of them had various kinds, including the dangling, hoop and circle styles.

Many delicate earrings was found in Ethiopia, where most of women used ornaments were the circular earrings in corals, metals and stones. The different valuable earrings were the necessary ornaments of the luxurious dresses. The far and near famous Phoenician were considered the best masters of the jewelry in ancient world. They created and left large of rings and earrings which were inserted carved stones in different styles Zodiac Accessories .

Many centuries ago, some pristine races had a stronger demand of the ornaments like earrings and necklaces than the clothes. In their minds, the ornaments had an important function as the symbolic articles and ceremony appliances. They thought the ornaments as a magic tool that can make the common people become the superman with magic energy.

It was a very painful course to do the rite of passage for the teenage. They were needed to change some parts of their bodies, including cut or prick on noses, lips and ears. In the African adult ceremony and Indian sacrifice ceremony, they all considered the prick on the body as a kind of symbol.

In last seventy century, the English punk began to do the prick operation which was the most difficult thing at that time. It was very popular to pierce on ear, face, lip and brow to insert the earrings in. Put the earrings in the nose was the popular way in India and north Africa. It was not only the earrings used, but also the nail, stick, jewelry with diamond and so on.

There were still some special ornaments used widely like plug, wood stick and so on. They were still popular in many present pristine races. The prick in the brow, inserting the ring when they wound healed over, were invented not long ago. The popular wear now is the prick in the navel of modern girls, especially in the models and stars when they wear the short clothes to show the navel out. It is a half circle or whole circle in animal patterns or Chinese Zodiacs or other ornaments to protrude.