About Persian Necklaces

National Jewels like Persian Necklaces of Iran (before 1978 Royal Jewels of Iran) is a collection of royal jewelry that has been collected for hundreds of years by various kings of Iran and whether on foot or in the form of the National Persian Jewelry Museum of Iran affiliated with the bank Central to the Islamic Republic of Iran.  The beginning of collecting these jewels goes back to the Safavid era, and after that, sometimes kings added pieces to it, and sometimes parts of it were looted during the change of governments.

This collection is one of the largest jewelry collections in the world and some of the jewelry in this collection dates back to mythology and prehistory.  Today, these jewels are known as a part of Iranian culture and history and like other elements of cultural cognition such as architecture, customs, dance, and Persian art, it is considered an element for understanding Iranian culture.  Before the 1978 Iranian Revolution, national jewelry and Custom Made Jewelry were used in some official ceremonies such as weddings and coronations.

persian Gemstones, ornaments, or jewelry, are small decorative objects that are used for personal adornment in the form of brooches (tools), Persian rings or, Persian Necklaces, earrings, and Persian bracelets (ornaments), and bindings.  These objects can be attached to a human body or Iranian clothing.  The term decorative objects here is limited to durable jewelry.

For example, it does not contain flowers.  For centuries, metals (often in combination with gemstones) have been common base materials for jewelry, but other materials such as oysters and plants can also be used.

Jewelry is one of the oldest types of artifacts from an archaeological point of view.  Beads made from 100,000-year-old Nassarius oysters are the oldest known jewelry.  Jewelry has different basic shapes in each culture, but they are usually long-lasting.  In European cultures, the common forms of jewelry mentioned above have been around since ancient times.  While other forms such as nose and ankle ornaments, which were important in other cultures, were very rare.  According to historical evidence, the greatest influence on the design and model of jewelry has been from Asia.

Jewelry can be made of many materials.  Precious stones and similar materials such as amber, pearls, precious metals, beads, and shells have been widely used as jewelry, and the glaze has often been important.  Jewelry is known in most cultures as a symbol of state because of the properties of the constituent material, its design, and model, or its meaningful symbol.  Jewelry is made to decorate almost any part of the body from the hairpin to the ring of the toes and even other limbs.  The method of using jewelry is very different for different genders, children, and adults in different cultures, but adult women have been the most consistent users.

For example, in Iran, there is a formal gift of gold service to the bride at the wedding as a gift from the groom’s parents.  In today’s European culture, the use of jewelry for adult men is less than in other European cultures and ages.

The word “jewelry” means “jewel” from Persian meaning “gem” and later entered Europe and “jewel” is derived from the English word “joule” in ancient French and beyond the Latin word “locale” to  It means a toy.  In British English, New Zealand English, Irish English, Australian English, and South African English are written as “jewelry”.  While in American English it is “jewelry”.  Both words are used in Canadian English.  Although the word form “jewelry” is used twice.  In French and some European languages, the corresponding phrase “joaillerie” may be used, in addition to man-made objects, for metalworking with precious metals, such as art objects and church items.

Necklaces

There are different models of necklaces: chains with or without pendants (jewels), collar necklaces (which are tied around the neck like a bracelet and are not hung), and long necklaces that can be thrown in one or two layers, etc.

The effect of the necklace model: Today, there are different models for Persian Necklaces, the use of which is related to the face, upper body, and personal clothing model.  A Collared necklace is suitable for long necks but not for short necks.  Of course, very narrow collar necklaces are not suitable for very long and narrow necklaces.  For short necks, a delicate double necklace (which should be worn with a seven-collar or open collar, and the necklace should be high above the breasts) is great. Large and long necklaces make the breasts look bigger.  For people with large breasts, multi-movement pendants are suitable. These pendants should be placed above the chest.  Suitable for people with sloping or fat shoulders, delicately beaded necklaces, or geometric models (for example, cubic). (Source: sewing site)

The necklace should not be placed on the border of the collar of the dress.  With a flat collar dress, it is better not to use a necklace and use earrings instead.  With a closed collar like a polo collar, delicate chains and pendants look cheap, but a few layers of long necklaces and a few glittery ones are appropriate.  Multi-threaded long necklaces are suitable for tops and T-shirts.  Long necklaces should usually be up to the navel.

A collar is a necklace of metal that is bent into a large loop with the two ends close together and hung as a loop around the neck.  Many of these necklaces found in antiquities are designed in such a way that they hang around the neck permanently and are difficult to open from the neck.

This type of necklace was ancient among the Scythian, Illyrian, Thracian, Celtic, and other Eurasian cultures from the eighth century BC to the third century AD.  Narrow hoop necklaces, often decorated with animal heads, were also common in Achaemenid art.