Handcrafted S. Dakota Black Hills 12kt Red Leaf Grapes Queen Pu-abi Sumer 2500BC

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TRANSLATEArabicChineseFrenchGermanGreekIndonesianItalianHindiJapaneseKoreanSwedishPortugueseRussianSpanish!Genuine Handcrafted "S outh Dakota Black Hills" Solid Gold Pendant Featuring Green Colored Leaf and Grapes. Complete with 18 inch chain, 14kt gold fill (not cheap gold electroplate)Not cheap gold electroplate! This is a high-quality pendant. The bail and grapes are constructed of 10kt solid gold. The handcrafted leaf is red tinted 12kt solid gold.DIMENSIONS: 12 Millimeters in length, 8 millimeters in breadth.NOTE : The pendant comes with a high-quality 14kt gold fill chain (5% gold over 95% silver). We have many other chains available which would fit this pendant in lengths from 16 to 24 inches; in gold electroplate, 14kt gold fill, and 14kt solid gold.DESCRIPTION: In the Near East, by 2,500 B.C., Sumerian goldsmiths were using sophisticated metalworking techniques; cold hammering, casting, soldering, cloisonné, and particularly filigree (fine-wire ornamentation) and granulation (the use of minute drops of gold). The tomb of the Sumerian Queen Puabi, from the city of Ur in about the 26th century B.C., was one of the richest tombs ever uncovered by archaeologists. Queen Puabi was buried with five soldiers and thirteen "ladies in waiting" who had apparently poisoned themselves (or been poisoned) to serve their mistress in the next world. The grave goods she was buried with included a magnificent, heavy, gold headdress made of golden leaves, rings, and plates; a superb lyre complete with a gold and lapis-lazuli encrusted bearded bulls head; a profusion of gold tablewear; cylindrical beads of gold, carnelian, and lapis lazuli woven into extravagant necklaces and belts; a chariot adorned with lioness' heads in silver, and an abundance of silver, lapis lazuli, and gold rings and bracelets.In celebration of that heritage here is a gorgeous, high-quality solid gold pendant featuring a beautiful red grape leaf, accented with a yellow gold bunch of grapes. Please do not confuse this solid gold pendant with cheap gold electroplate. This is a high-quality, handcrafted pendant, produced right here in the USA, and constructed to last a lifetime. The bail and the bunch of grapes are constructed of 10kt solid yellow gold, while the handmade red colored leaf is constructed of solid 12kt gold. This style of handcrafted multi-colored gold jewelry originated in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The leaf and grape (and oftentimes rose) designs incorporated into this style of gold jewelry were inspired by wild grape vines and roses that flourish in the region. The default chain is 18 inches in length and constructed of 14kt gold fill . However we do have other lengths and metals available as well, including 16, 18, 20, and 24 inch chains in gold electroplate, 14kt gold fill, and solid 14kt gold.HISTORY OF GOLD : From the earliest of times, gold was often held in awe as the symbol of divinity and was therefore the material of choice for religious objects. Gold was among the first metals to be mined because it commonly occurs in pure form (not combined with other elements), because it is beautiful and imperishable, and because exquisite objects can be made from it. Since gold is found uncombined in nature, early goldsmiths would collect small nuggets of gold from stream beds etc., and then weld them together by hammering. It was oftentimes discovered alloyed with 10%-20% silver, the mixture known as "electrum". Gold was "discovered" well before 6,000 B.C., most likely in Mesopotamia, though some of the oldest gold objects made by mankind were discovered by archaeologists in present-day Bulgaria (ancient Thrace) and in the Balkans, such as at the Varna Necropolis.In ancient Egypt all gold was the property of the pharaoh. Artifacts and jewelry of gold over 5,000 years old have been uncovered by archaeologists in Egyptian tombs. Around 3,60... read more

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